A Ukrainian Jewish leader was “excommunicated.” The chief rabbi of Ukraine, Yaakov Dov Bleich, and the recently formed Council of Leaders of All-Ukrainian Jewish Organizations have declared Josef Zissels, chairman of the Vaad of Ukraine umbrella organization, to be persona non grata in the Jewish community.
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