Several windows were shattered in an attack on a historic Ukrainian synagogue. Vandals threw stones early Wednesday at the shul in Dnepropetrovsk where Levi-Yitzhok Schneerson, father of the last Lubavitcher rebbe, was a rabbi before World War II. The shul now houses a Chabad boarding school for boys. No one was hurt, and the vandals ran away before police arrived. Police are investigating the case. Some local Jewish leaders believe the attack could be a response to President Viktor Yuschenko’s statement this week condemning xenophobia and anti-Semitism in Ukraine.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
