Monday, June 27, 2005
Russian freak show
Haaretz reports:
Russia's state prosecutor has ordered a ... probe against a Jewish umbrella organization in Russia for distributing a Russian translation of an abbreviation of the Shulhan Arukh (a well-known 16th century Orthodox Jewish religious text) ... especially regarding its treatment of non-Jews.
... (T)his is the first time since Stalin's regime that Russian officials have described holy Jewish scriptures as prohibited incitement. The affair has been covered widely by the Russian news media ...
The inquiry was launched following a letter signed by 500 public figures, including some 20 members of the nationalist Rodina party, urging the state prosecutor to outlaw the Jewish religion and all the Jewish organizations operating in Russia.
