Russia is a safe place for Jews, the country’s chief rabbi said. “Russia has become one of the safest places for Jews in Europe. Unlike most of the continent, the number of anti-Semitic manifestations is definitely going down,” Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar said Wednesday to Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who was visiting Moscow. The
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