Ukrainian Jews have got to be the most frustrating Jewish community to cover as a journalist, and that’s saying a lot. No one knows how many of them there really are; their numbers range from 70,000 in official censuses to anywhere around 500,000 or more according to unofficial assessments. At least three men claim to be the chief rabbi of Ukraine and at least four national organizations...
- By Joseph Matheson
- 14 Mar 2014
- 09:52PM
It's quite simple. Normal Ukrainian Jews seem to resent Russia's aggression. While Chabadniks -mostly foreigners- are faithful to their rabbi in Russia that is subordinate to Putin.
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