The chief rabbi of Moscow was forced to leave the country
Relatives say Goldschmidt has now been expelled from his community for refusing to openly support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Chief Rabbi of Moscow Pinxas Goldschmidt left Russia after the government demanded open support for the war in Ukraine.
This was reported by the bride of the rabbi and journalist of the website Mediazona Avital in Chijik-Goldschmidt quoted.
According to him, Goldschmidt first with his wife Dara Ukraine to help refugees funds had gone to Hungary to collect.
Later, the family went to Israel because the rabbi’s father was in a hospital in Jerusalem.
Chijik-Goldschmidt published a photo in a French newspaper. It says Goldschmidt left Russia in early May.
Moscow David Yushuvayev was appointed to replace him.
Nevertheless, with the support of Israeli rabbis Russia The rabbis re-elected Goldschmidt.
He has been in this position for 30 years.
Because he did not support the aggression
According to the bride, Goldschmidt is now expelled from his community for refusing to openly support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
He and his family have been members of the Jewish community for 33 years.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Italian television that Hitler also had Jewish blood and did not rule out Zelensky’s being a Nazi.
Lavrov said that there were many Jews among the Nazis, and that the strongest anti-Semites were Jews.
Following his remarks, the Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid He called Lavrov’s remarks “outrageous and unforgivable” and demanded an apology from Israel.
However Russia The Foreign Ministry did not apologize, but stated that Israel supports the Nazis in Ukraine.
Although Israel has since apologized to Vladimir Putin for Lavrov’s remarks, no information has been posted on the Kremlin’s official website.