Re: [politics] Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine: There is no Ethnic or Religious Hatred in Ukraine | Ukraine órisis Media Center | UACRISIS.ORG

From: Francine Ponomarenko ([email protected])
Date: Wed Mar 12 2014 - 21:15:55 EST


BRAVO! Nationalism is loving one's own people. Bravo. I am sick of this
word being equated with nazism. Bravo to this wonderful Rabbi, who has put
it this way. And it is this which Putin doesn't want. He wants malorossia,
and is now very vengeful because khokhly picked up their heads.

On Wednesday, 12 March 2014, Michael Kulyk <[email protected]> wrote:

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> http://uacrisis.org/chief-rabbi-of-kyiv-and-ukraine-there-is-no-ethnic-or-religious-hatred-in-ukraine/
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> Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine: There is no Ethnic or Religious Hatred in
> Ukraine
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> Kyiv, 12 March 2014 - There are no signs of anti-Semitism in Ukraine.
> Regardless of their origin, Ukrainians are uniting to counter a common
> threat, Moshe Reuven Azman, Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine said during a
> briefing at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center.
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> 'We should draw a distinction between nationalism and Nazism. Nationalism
> is loving one's own people, and Nazism is hating others. There is no
> anti-Semitism in Ukraine', was Azman's comment to the Russian
> propagandists' claims about the rampage of fascism, Nazism and
> anti-Semitism in Ukraine.
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> 'There were different people at Maidan representing different parties',
> said Rabbi, 'Maidan Self-Defense provided security for the synagogue. We
> were given walkie-talkies so we could communicate. In return, Israel
> provided medical treatment to several Euromaidan activists who were
> injured'.
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> According to him, Ukrainian Jewish communities are under no threat. 'A
> week ago, together with the head of the Ukrainian Jewish Congress Vadim
> Rabinovich, we made phone calls to all regional communities', explained
> Azman, 'We talked to Rabbis. There has been no reports from any of them
> about any antisemitic statements being made'.
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> Moshe Reuven Azman is the envoy of the Lubavich Rabbi, holder of top
> awards from the Urkainian Jewish Community and the United Jewish Community
> of Ukraine. In 2005 Mr. Azman was elected Chief Rabbi of Ukraine.
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