1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3yJ1bnzqHF"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/chintschuk-new-soviet-envoy-to-germany-orthodox-jews-son">Chintschuk, New Soviet Envoy to Germany, Orthodox Jew’s Son</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/chintschuk-new-soviet-envoy-to-germany-orthodox-jews-son/embed#?secret=3yJ1bnzqHF" width="600" height="338" title="“Chintschuk, New Soviet Envoy to Germany, Orthodox Jew’s Son” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="3yJ1bnzqHF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Leo Chintschuk, the new Russian ambassador to Germany, who arrived here today to assume his duties, is the son of Orthodox parents. Born in Poltava in 1868 he was excluded from the gymnasium because of his political activities and all of his endeavors to obtain admission to a secondary school failed because he was a […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315