Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar listen to businessman Viktor Vekselberg speak at a ceremony outside the Jewish Museum of Moscow, Russia, June 4, 2019. (Courtesy of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center of Moscow) MOSCOW (JTA) – Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar has criticized remarks by his country’s foreign minister, who suggested that the worst antisemites were Jewish and that Adolf Hitler had Jewish ancestry. Lazar’s forthright criticism of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s remarks Sunday — he called them “shocking” and said he wished Lavrov would apologize — is unusual in Russia, where other...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
