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Top Russian security official apologises after deputy dubs Chabad a 'cult'

The comments caused widespread distress amongst the country's Jewish leaders

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Russian Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev speaks during a trilateral summit between the US, Israel and Russia, in Jerusalem on June 25, 2019. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar attends the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2021. - Russia celebrates the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian Chief Rabbi furious as top security official dubs Chabad a 'cult'

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Chabad Islington's fete returns with Emily Thornberry among the guests

Chabad Islington's fete returns with Emily Thornberry among the guests

1 min read

The rebbe: The life and afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Lubavitcher Rebbe

The rebbe: The life and afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson

By David Klinghoffer

2 min read

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