Former Moscow rabbi wants all Jews to leave Putin’s Russia | DW News

Moscow’s former chief rabbi discusses anti-Semitism, morality and red line between democracy and authoritarianism in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Pinchas Goldschmidt spoke with Tim Sebastian from Berlin. Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: Chapters Info 0:00 Overview 1:15 Welcome to Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt 3:55 Morality and moral response to Kremlin’s Ukraine invasion 4:40 A different country with different rules. 5:56 Where was Europe, US after annexation of Crimea in 2014? 10:27 I’m concerned about the future of the Jewish community in Russia. 12:07 Rise in anti-Semitism, closing of the Iron Curtain, repression and draft for the army. 13:18 Judaism is a religion of deeds, speaking out is secondary. 14:00 Helping refugees in Budapest, Warsaw and Romania 16:08 Is leaving Russia, running away? 17:00 My community is all over the world, Dubai, Israel, London, Germany. 17:51 Some Jewish leaders in Russia supported invasion. 19:07 Chief Rabbi of Odessa, refugees from Mariupol and Kyiv. 20:11 No mediation between good and evil. 20:40 Israel is not financing the war. 21:39 Hezbollah, Iran, Syria, and Israel. 23:00 PM Lapid’s criticism of Russia. 23:36 Russia is entering a period of deep isolation and new Iron Curtain with Europe.