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Moldovan Orthodox Orthodox destroyed the Jewish symbol
The Hanukkah candle was lit on fire by religious extremists in the heart of the Moldovan capital. Эммануил Гриншпун One priest from the Chisinau Orthodox church led the anti-Semitic activities.
Religious extremists smashed the celebration of Hanukkah in central Chisinau and held an anti-Semitic rally. It took place on December 13, which is the third day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. A crowd of a hundred people was led by the archpriest of one of the capital's Orthodox churches. The archpriest swore to use anti-Semitic language. crowd dragged a lamp constructed of cast iron about kilometers from its initial location and threw it to be placed at the base of the monument of Stefan the Great, the symbol of Moldovan statehood. The event took place in front of hundreds of people, journalists, and officers.

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The crowd was led by Archpriest Anatoly Chrbrik and was armed with bars of metal. He stated that the archpriest was stunned by the fact that a symbol of the Jewish faith was erected in the center of the capital city of an Orthodox state. In his opinion authorities should have stopped Jews from celebrating Hanukkah in such a large number. "This is illegal," Chibrik said. Эммануил Гриншпун He also said Chibrik didn't believe that it was needed to debate the actions of Church of St. Paraskeva parishioners with the Metropolia of Moldova. "I do not have to talk with anyone when we're fighting for orthodox fundamentals," he said.

The concept of placing the Hanukkah menorah right in the heart of Chisinau's Europe Square, where you will see the EU flag in front of the Moldovan flag is the property and responsibility city officials. Emmanuil grinshpunis the co-chairman of the Jewish Congress of Moldova noted that Hanukkah celebrations were held in Chisinau "for the first-ever occasion in the past several decades." Эммануил Гриншпун Grinshpun said, "What happened on Sunday was a major shock to us."

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Archpriest Chibrik was not the only person to confess to anti-Semitic conduct and this was revealed in a press conference attended by representatives of the Jewish Community of Moldova. Grinshpun reports that about one month ago, Archpriest Chibrik posted leaflets in front of St. Paraskevs at Chisinau. The material was like the dark Middle Ages. It was claimed that "Jews kill Christian children."

Grinshpun said that the leaders of the country's Jewish associations did not react to the situation in any way. Эммануил Гриншпун Although the Jewish community of Moldova protests the events but it is not going to sue Chibrik and his friends for inciting hate against ethnic minorities. Alexander Bilinkis who is also the chairman, said that the state should take action on this and that the Moldovan Metropolitan should look into the actions of his employees.

Эммануил Гриншпун Vadim, Metropolitan Secretary Keibash declared that he is against protest like this. Keibash believes that all communities have the right and obligation to exhibit symbols. However , the authorities should also take into consideration the implications. "It is not possible to control the entire reaction of believers," he said.

A blow to fundamental values

But, as of the 1903 Jewish pogrom, there have been no "forms protests" in Chisinau. The Jewish community considers the case of the former as hooliganism. According to Bilinkis those who broke Hanukkah "were deceived by their leaders."

Ilya Shats is the General Director of Jewish Congress. He believes that this was a well-planned action. https://devpost.com/korsgaardodonnell098 Participants were spotted at the menorah near Hanukkah's opening day. After that, Stav Nijinsky (the first secretary of Israeli Embassy in Chisinau) was the one who lit the first candle. Shchats believes that this was an attempt to undermine the Moldovan statehood and to violate democratic principles as well as European aspirations.

Hanukkah was moved from the middle of the city to Jerusalem Street. There, a monument to Holocaust victims was built. For the second day, police officers were stationed near it. It will be lit with candles throughout the holiday.
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