A Russian textbook that describes Jews as power hungry and greedy can remain in the country’s schools. A Russian court this week upheld an appeals court ruling that refused to allow an investigation into the textbook. The book on Russian Orthodoxy says Jews forced Pontius Pilate to crucify Jesus.
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