Russian Prosecutors Probe Jewish Law Book for Racism

[The Straight Story]

Russian Prosecutors Probe Jewish Law Book for Racism

Created: 27.06.2005 12:36 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 12:36 MSK

MosNews

Russia’s state prosecutor has begun probing whether a Russian translation of a code of Jewish law constitutes racial incitement, Israel’s Arutz Sheva website reports. The inquiry follows publication of a letter signed by 500 people, including parliamentarians, calling for a ban on Jewish organizations in Russia.

The website said that lawyers working for the state prosecutor had ordered Rabbi Zinovy Kogan, chairman of the Congress of Jewish Organizations, to explain the contents of the 16th century codification of Jewish law, of paramount importance, the Sulchan Aruch, in order to determine what the code says about non-Jews.

The inquiry follows publication of a letter signed by 500 public figures, including 20 members of the nationalist Rodina party, calling on the state prosecutor to outlaw the Jewish religion and Jewish organizations in Russia.

The letter, decried by many Jewish and international groups, called the Jewish religion anti-Christian and inhumane, whose practices extend even to ritual murders. Many facts of such religious extremism were proven in courts, the letter read. It said that many anti-Semitic acts in Russia had been caused by the anti-Christian behavior of Jews or even committed by Jews themselves as grounds to take punitive measures against patriots.

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/06/27/probejewish.shtml

[The Magistrate]

1. It Would Seem, Sir, The 'Black Hundreds' Mean To Ride Again

This is nothing more than a recrudescence of the virulent Anti-Semitism endemic for centuries to reactionary Russian political circles. What is amazing is that some persons, even in this forum, have elsewhere treated this as serious evidence of wrong-doing, to be applied to political events in our own country, or in the Middle East.

[The Straight Story]

2. It is a shame that even today such things are still going on

after all the history we can look back on. My feelings apply not only to the jews here, but it is worth noting that they have been persecuted in every single country I can think of - and I am still not sure why.

I bookmarked that news source so I can keep an eye on this, will post an update if I find one.

[PsychoDad]

3. Looks like someone is looking for scapegoats....

Much like the nazi's did.

A desire for more pograms and purges against the Jews...as if there haven't been enough. It seems as if hate and intolerance is just exploding all over the world.

[thinkingwoman]

4. when you're economy hits rock bottom....

blame the Jews.

Same story, different date and country. It's so sad.

[thinkingwoman]

5. ugh, grammar mistake

I should never post before caffeine. sigh.

your

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[sakabatou]

6. If there is anything wrong, and that is a very big IF

I blame the translation.

[onager]

7. Brought to you by the same people...

...who cooked up "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion."

When do the pogroms start?

Damn, the good ideas just never go away, do they? :sarcasm:

[Behind the Aegis]

8. What?

So you think it is OK to ban Jewish businesses based on 16th century texts? Did I misunderstand what you were saying? BTW, the hearings have been called off...for now.

[sakabatou]

9. No, no, that's not what I'm saying

I'm saying if they find something wrong with the translation, I blame the person/people for the translation. I DO NOT want Jewish businesses to close. Let me clarify: If they find something to therir dislike, I blame the translation. I DO NOT want Jewish businesses to close.

[Behind the Aegis]

10. OK! I apologize.

I misread....but then I reread and saw it a diffirent way. So I thought it better to ask you. I apologize. Just a little on edge. :)

[sakabatou]

11. Sorry for ranting

I'm was a bit cranky when I posted this. Hard day in summer-classes.