Jewish leaders in Ukraine blamed Ukrainian authorities, law enforcement and societal attitudes for an attempted attack on Kiev’s central synagogue. Last Friday night, a man stormed into a Kiev synagogue and disturbed the Sabbath service by shouting anti-Semitic threats. The incident took place when the Central Brodsky Synagogue in downtown Kiev was full of worshippers.
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