Russia Jews USAGM
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- Russia Jews USAGM
- August 3, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: RUSSIA JEWS HEADLINE: Jews’ Silence Undermines Russia’s Aim to ‘DeNazify’ Ukraine TEASER: Members of Russia’s Jewish population avoid discussing the issue and, under pressure, many are leaving. PUBLISHED AT: 8/3/2022 at 12pm BYLINE: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina, Agency VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MAS, djones VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA ORIGINAL, REUTERS PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __ TRT: 3:06 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: Marcus Harton narrates;)) ((INTRO)) [[From the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Jewish community in Russia has not explicitly supported the military actions of the Kremlin, thus undermining President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russian forces are on a mission to denazify Ukraine. Russian Jews avoid talking about this issue, and many have chosen to leave the country. Marcus Harton narrates this report from the VOA Moscow Bureau.]] ((NARRATOR)) Jews make up one of the smallest minorities in Russia, but the sense of community with the rest of the Jewish population in the territories of the former Soviet Union is very strong. Or was. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused an emotional and political fracture between Russian and Ukrainian Jews. [[RADIO VERSION: That is how Boruch Gorin, Chairman of the Board at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, sees it.]] ((Boruch Gorin, Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center - MALE IN RUSSIAN )) “I would say that I see at a personal level a deterioration of relations between the Russian and Ukrainian Jews. In other words, the politically active Ukrainian Jews tend to blame the Russian Jews that they do not protest enough against the invasion of Ukraine.” ((NARRATOR)) Among those who did protest was the man who for 30 years served as chief rabbi of Moscow, Pinchas Goldschmidt. He openly criticized Putin's military adventure, and ultimately had to leave the country. Goldschmidt, now in Israel, has expressed pessimism about the future, telling reporters recently there are "many dark clouds on the horizon" for Russian Jews. For some, nothing guarantees that the antisemitism seen during the Soviet era will not return. [[RADIO VERSION: Oleg Melamed, is a historian also at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center.]] ((Oleg Melamed, Historian - MALE IN RUSSIAN)) “There was nothing drawn from it. What was going on during, say, the catastrophe (of those years), it might happen in any place, at any time. It does not depend on whether we remember it.” ((NARRATOR)) During the last decade, the Jewish community in Russia has grown remarkably. Many families who left for Israel in the 1990s decided to return. Kindergartens like this one on the outskirts of Moscow, and other Jewish cultural centers are evidence of a growing population. But it appears this trend has turned since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ((Boruch Gorin, Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center - MALE IN RUSSIAN - ORIGINAL VOA)) “After the beginning of Russia's special operation in Ukraine both economic, political and all other factors led to the fact that a huge amount of people either left or started thinking of leaving.” ((NARRATOR)) Some Jewish families who have or are eligible for Israeli citizenship are now wondering if Russia is still the best place for their children. ((Zelia Karlah, Mother - FEMALE IN RUSSIAN )) “We are open to all ideas, but Russia has currently changed drastically. I have no idea how it will all progress in the future in light of the latest events. Before February, it was comfortable living in Russia. Moscow is among the well-developed cities.” ((NARRATOR)) Jews who are against the Russian military operation in Ukraine cannot say it openly on camera. Like for other Russians, the risk is high. But they are saying it with their actions, leaving the country by the thousands since last February. ((FOR THE VOA MOSCOW BUREAU, MARCUS HARTON, VOA NEWS))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: RUSSIA JEWS HEADLINE: Jews’ Silence Undermines Russia’s Aim to ‘DeNazify’ Ukraine TEASER: Members of Russia’s Jewish population avoid discussing the issue and, under pressure, many are leaving. PUBLISHED AT: 8/3/2022 at 12pm BYLINE: Ricardo Marquina DO NOT PUBLISH NAME CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Moscow VIDEOGRAPHER: Ricardo Marquina, Agency VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MAS, djones VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA ORIGINAL, REUTERS PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV __ RADIO __ TRT: 3:06 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: Marcus Harton narrates;)) ((INTRO)) [[From the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Jewish community in Russia has not explicitly supported the military actions of the Kremlin, thus undermining President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russian forces are on a mission to denazify Ukraine. Russian Jews avoid talking about this issue, and many have chosen to leave the country. Marcus Harton narrates this report from the VOA Moscow Bureau.]] ((NARRATOR)) Jews make up one of the smallest minorities in Russia, but the sense of community with the rest of the Jewish population in the territories of the former Soviet Union is very strong. Or was. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused an emotional and political fracture between Russian and Ukrainian Jews. [[RADIO VERSION: That is how Boruch Gorin, Chairman of the Board at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow, sees it.]] ((Boruch Gorin, Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center - MALE IN RUSSIAN )) “I would say that I see at a personal level a deterioration of relations between the Russian and Ukrainian Jews. In other words, the politically active Ukrainian Jews tend to blame the Russian Jews that they do not protest enough against the invasion of Ukraine.” ((NARRATOR)) Among those who did protest was the man who for 30 years served as chief rabbi of Moscow, Pinchas Goldschmidt. He openly criticized Putin's military adventure, and ultimately had to leave the country. Goldschmidt, now in Israel, has expressed pessimism about the future, telling reporters recently there are "many dark clouds on the horizon" for Russian Jews. For some, nothing guarantees that the antisemitism seen during the Soviet era will not return. [[RADIO VERSION: Oleg Melamed, is a historian also at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center.]] ((Oleg Melamed, Historian - MALE IN RUSSIAN)) “There was nothing drawn from it. What was going on during, say, the catastrophe (of those years), it might happen in any place, at any time. It does not depend on whether we remember it.” ((NARRATOR)) During the last decade, the Jewish community in Russia has grown remarkably. Many families who left for Israel in the 1990s decided to return. Kindergartens like this one on the outskirts of Moscow, and other Jewish cultural centers are evidence of a growing population. But it appears this trend has turned since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ((Boruch Gorin, Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center - MALE IN RUSSIAN - ORIGINAL VOA)) “After the beginning of Russia's special operation in Ukraine both economic, political and all other factors led to the fact that a huge amount of people either left or started thinking of leaving.” ((NARRATOR)) Some Jewish families who have or are eligible for Israeli citizenship are now wondering if Russia is still the best place for their children. ((Zelia Karlah, Mother - FEMALE IN RUSSIAN )) “We are open to all ideas, but Russia has currently changed drastically. I have no idea how it will all progress in the future in light of the latest events. Before February, it was comfortable living in Russia. Moscow is among the well-developed cities.” ((NARRATOR)) Jews who are against the Russian military operation in Ukraine cannot say it openly on camera. Like for other Russians, the risk is high. But they are saying it with their actions, leaving the country by the thousands since last February. ((FOR THE VOA MOSCOW BUREAU, MARCUS HARTON, VOA NEWS))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date August 3, 2022 13:03 EDT
- Byline Moscow Bureau
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America