Boruch Gorin, a spokesperson for the country's chief rabbi Berel Lazar, criticizes state authorities in Dagestan for failing to prevent the attempted lynching in Makhachkala
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No injuries as protesters respond to call to 'avenge Gaza'; airport eventually cleared, to remain closed for a week; PM urges Moscow to 'protect all Israeli citizens and all Jews'
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No reason given for dismissal of assistant secretary of the Russian Security Council Aleksey Pavlov, but reports noted his controversial statement

Spokesman for Russian Jewish community says he appreciates the retraction, notes historical rarity of a Russian general apologizing for antisemitism

Community finds itself in the crosshairs after Russian national security official calls Hasidic sect, the largest Jewish movement in the former Soviet Union, a supremacist cult

In an article calling for the 'desatanization' of Ukraine, Russia's assistant national security adviser includes Chabad-Lubavitch in his list of 'neo-pagan cults'

Conference also serves as thinly veiled criticism of rabbis who've fled country due to their open opposition to its invasion of Ukraine

The Brooklyn-based Hasidic movement has tried to regain a grand rabbi's treasured library from Russia for decades. After the Ukraine invasion, it may have the leverage it seeks

In rare internal criticism, Berel Lazar calls diplomat's false claims of Nazi dictator's Jewish roots 'shocking'

The group is simultaneously dealing with strict government laws on speech, a Russian support base crippled by sanctions, and potential Western donors who want stronger condemnation