Президента РФ подставил Каннер

Russian Jewish Leader Doubts Putin’s Commitment to Protecting Russia’s Jews  May 10, 2012



В интервью указанному англоязычному изданию под красноречивым названием «Российский еврейский лидер сомневается в заинтересованности Путина оказывать покровительство российским евреям» от 10 мая 2012 года Юрий Каннер заявил: «Обама более развитый («продвинутый» - В.М.), чем Путин в его отношениях с еврейской общиной». И далее: «Каннер не очень доволен отказом России сделать 27 января Днем памяти жертв Холокоста на общенациональном (имеется ввиду – общегосударственном- В.М.) уровне». Автор материала резюмирует, что Каннер во время встречи с В. Путиным поставил под сомнение «ответственное отношение В. Путина оказывать покровительство российским евреям». Каннер также выразил сомнение в возвращении еврейской общине известной «коллекции библиотеки Шнеерсона», хранящейся в Москве (см. подробнее оригинал на английском) Напомним, что в настоящее время входящие в состав "библиотеки" книги являются государственной собственностью РФ. Они размещены в специальном Центре восточной литературы РГБ, где доступны как для научной работы, так и для отправления религиозных обрядов (http://ria.ru/spravka/20100812/264456361.html).

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 Russian president Vladimir Putin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jewish Community Centre in Moscow. Photo: wiki commons.
 During a meeting with Russian Jewish Congress head Yury Kanner, Vladimir Putin’s commitment to protecting the security of Russian Jews was placed in doubt.
 “I don’t know,” Kanner said after a long pause following a question regarding Putin’s desire to secure the safety of Russia’s Jewish community.  ”We need to build ourselves and we need to be able to maintain relations on different levels.  Even in Russia, one person can not guarantee everything.  Some things are dealt with by the religious groups and religious groups should take part in dialogue with Christians and Muslims.”
 “Obama is more developed than Putin in his relationship with the Jewish community,” Kanner said.
 Established in 1996, the Russian Jewish Congress raises and distributes money in Russia, Israel and former Soviet states to enhance Jewish life in these countries. Among the most important initiatives the RJC has undertaken, is its promotion of the significance of “Victory Day” in Russia to the Jewish community there.
 “May 9th in ‘Victory Day’.  It is very important for Russian Jews and important for all Russians.  We are sponsoring a monument in Netanya, to all the Russian Jews living there – May 9th is their holy day,” Kanner said.
 A monument is being erected in Netanya to commemorate the Red Army’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.  It is one of Kanner’s proudest achievements, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin will come to Netanya to celebrate the monument’s erection.
 However, Kanner is less pleased with Russia’s refusal to make January 27th a nationwide Holocaust remembrance day.
 “For many years we have tried but we still haven’t succeeded in making January 27th as an official day of holocaust remembrance for the victims of Russia.  It has very good coverage in media and television but it’s still not on the papers as the official date,” Kanner told The Algemeiner.
 On the issue of the famous archival collection of The Schneerson Library –  a collection of books, manuscripts and other literary works that were nationalized in the early 20th century by the Bolsheviks and were sent to Russia’s state library – that is being taken up in U.S. courts following a lawsuit by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, which claims ownership of the material, Kanner says there’s not much his group can do on the issue.
 “We want this to be solved in the interests of Jews.  We don’t know yet how to do this today.  This case is already out of the discussion between Russian Jews and the government because it was taken to the U.S. courts,” he stated. “I don’t know the precedent that Russians have ever given away anything that’s in their collections,” Kanner says. “I don’t believe in miracles.”

Не так давно Каннер посетил в США известную еврейскую организацию, сотрудничающую с ЦРУ - NCSJ, - которая сделала Заявление с критикой политики России.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. June 8, 2012
http://www.ncsj.org/NCSJ-Wkly.pdf

TO: NCSJ Leadership and Interested Parties
FROM: Richard Stone, NCSJ Chairman;
Alexander Smukler, NCSJ President;
Mark B. Levin, NCSJ Executive Director

Dear Friend,

An overflowing group attended our Board of Governors meeting on Tuesday, June 5th, including NCSJ leadership, representatives of member organizations, Jewish Federations, and the diplomatic community.

Former Ambassador to Russia Jim Collins spoke about the return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency and
issues related to the U.S.-Russia relations. Our keynote speaker, Assistant Secretary of State Michael
Posner, spoke about human rights concerns in the region. Summaries of their remarks as well as all of the
speakers will be available shortly on the website.
We also heard reports about initiatives to commemorate major events in the Soviet Jewry movement. Danny
Mann, the NCSJ Board representative from AMEINU, spoke about the Jewish Historical Society of Greater
Washington’s “Soviet Jewry Project,” which is working to commemorate the daily vigils held at the Soviet
Embassy for 25 years. Freedom25 co-chair Michael Granoff spoke about his group's initiative to honor the
anniversary of the historic Soviet Jewry March on Washington twenty-five years ago.
We were also pleased to feature reports from two longtime friends from the region, Galina Levina from the
Union of Belarusian Jewish Organizations and Communities, and Eugenia Mikhaleva, from the Federal Jewish
National and Cultural Autonomy of Russia organization. Their reports reflected the vibrancy of Jewish life and
the quality of Jewish leadership in the former Soviet Union.
We also highlighted the partnership between the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Jewish community
of St. Petersburg with a report from Neil Waxman, Chairperson of the Federation’s St. Petersburg Partnership
Committee.
The Board meeting provides an opportunity to learn and discuss current issues as well as highlight NCSJ and
its members' activities in the region.
On other issues, the Russian Duma is about to ratify Russia's membership into the World Trade Organization
(WTO). If this happens there will be added pressure on the United States to move forward on Russia's
graduation from the Jackson-Vanik amendment. If the United States doesn't remove Russia from the
requirements of Jackson-Vanik, US business will not be able to take advantage of lower tariff rates that are
shared among the members of WTO.
More importantly, as I have written many times, NCSJ supports Russia's removal from Jackson-Vanik
because Russia has fulfilled the amendment's requirements. New concerns related to human rights require
new solutions.

The Duma also passed a bill that greatly increases the fines for "unauthorized" demonstrations. This highly
controversial legislation was pushed through by President Putin's party United Russia. However, the small
opposition did put up a vigorous fight, but could not overcome a large number of votes in support of the bill.
Finally, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an important visit to the three countries of Caucus region.
During her trip to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia hot button issues such as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,
Georgia's territorial integrity and democratization challenges were on the agenda. This region is strategically
significant for the United States and the Secretary's visit could not have come at a better time.

Sincerely,

Mark B. Levin
Executive Director



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