A Jewish welfare center in central Russia was robbed in what Jewish leaders believe was an anti-Semitic attack. Local police, who are treating the incident as an ordinary burglary, opened an investigation into the incident at the offices of the Chasdei Yerushalayim center, where office equipment and a small sum of money were stolen. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and local donors give financial support to the center, which serves 1,500 elderly and poor Jews.
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