No love lost - Haaretz Com (original) (raw)
"There is a paradoxical situation," says the chief rabbi of Moscow. "The Jews in Russia have power, money and influence, as never before; yet at the same time the situation of the Jewish community is at an all-time low." A guide to the wars of the Jewish oligarchs in Russia.
Dec 8, 2005
Dec 8, 2005
MOSCOW - The visa permit of Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt arrived a few days ago. Until then he cynically defined himself as "a Prisoner of Zion." For the past two months he has been in almost solitary confinement in his residence in Jerusalem, unable to return to Russia. Since 1989 he has been considered the chief rabbi of Moscow. However, the government of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will not allow him to return to his flock.