The Russian government does not adequately protect Russian Jews from anti- Semitism, according to reports from two U.S.-based organizations that monitor anti-Semitic incidents and human rights violations in Russia. But one of Russia’s chief rabbis, Berel Lazar, disagrees with the assessments made by the Anti-Defamation League and the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. President Vladimir Putin is committed to combating anti-Semitism, Lazar said.
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