Russian authorities confiscated sifrei kodesh and 30 youths studying in the Ohr Avner School were questioned by the KGB on suspicion of racism. The school is located in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Sverdlovsk district.
According to the exclusive Ladaat News report, the youths questioned as suspected of racist studies based on their limud Torah. The youths questioned were told the investigation surrounds nationalist hate and hate of foreigners as taught in the seforim that were confiscated according to the KGB.
The limited information released points to a police investigation launched when a young lady complained she was not accepted to a school because she is not Jewish. The mother of the girl filed an official complaint with the appropriate state agency, leading to accusation the students in the school are studying racist material and taught to “hate foreigners”. It should be pointed out the school is not in a small village but one of the largest cities in Russia.
Ladaat quotes a “rav of a prominent tzibur in Russia” anonymously explaining it appears the KGB actions did not originate from senior officials but from a local official in the prosecutor’s office in the Sverdlovsk Province.
The rav adds that nevertheless, the incident should be regarded as most serious and it unfortunately sends them back to the dark days that everyone would like to forget.
Pirkei Avos tells us not to be friends of the government; because today they will need us and tomorrow, get rid
On the other hand, if the Rebbe sent shluchim to Russia He probably wants them to stay there. It will likely be safe. Even if not, chassidim risked their lives to spread teach children Torah and build mikvaos etc. etc.
What we need to do is daven for the shluchim and jews in Russia, encourage their tireless efforts, and let the Rebbe deal with the situation; not our “friend” putin.
I just don’t think it goes by the name KGB any more, I think it’s called FSS or FSB, but it’s the same organisation
Perhaps officially the KGB does not exist. But everyone knows it’s still there.
The rebbe said we need to do shlichus everywhere, regardless if the PM is weird.
And what about the shluchim in India, China (fully communist country) and Uzbekistan? They could stay? Lol
There is no KGB. Straight from the begining unreliable info.
why would one think that the Russian goyim are happy to have Jewish schools in their midst; because it presently suits Putin to support Jew?.
How naïve……
Nothing changes, the Jews need to leave that country before it is too late.
Chabad should lead the process… not befriend today’s czar and his buddies
Anyone with sense would get out now. Delusional. Putin is a nut!
ONE CALL FROM BERYL LAZAR TO PUTIN WILL TAKE CARE OF IT AND HAVE THAT OFFICIAL ARRESTED AND SENT TO HARD LABOUR IN VLADIVOSTOCK TO ROT TO DEATH!
crazy world we live in
But the accident is terrible..
The KGB no longer exists