The era of infighting within the Russian Jewish community is over, the incoming president of the Russian Jewish Congress said. “The main task on today’s agenda is the fight against terrorism. To succeed in this fight, it is necessary that all Jewish organizations are united,” Vladimir Slutsker said Monday, addressing delegates to the biannual conference of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, a Chabad-led umbrella group and the largest Jewish organization in Russia.
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