Posted on 01/12/2006 9:38:55 AM PST by rcocean
Orman told the Post by phone that the Jewish community is "in shock" because, despite the "negative atmosphere" towards Jews, "there's a difference between seeing something anti-Semitic written and something where people are wounded."
Jewish leaders said that major Jewish philanthropists Lev Leviev and Arkady Gaydamak had both donated funds for private aircraft with Israeli medical teams to assist the wounded and transport anyone in need of medical attention back to Israel. In a separate move, Gaydamak is expected to announce a $50 million donation to the Jewish Agency in support of Jewish education in the Former Soviet Union on Thursday.
The attack has "united" the Moscow Jewish community, according to Moscow Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, who also serves as the chairman of the Conference of European Rabbis. He said that the Russian authorities needed to do more to stamp out anti-Semitism at all levels.
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