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Moldovan Orthodox Orthodox destroyed the Jewish symbol
The Hanukkah lamp was lit on fire by extremists from the religious world in the heart of the Moldovan capital. A priest of the Chisinau Orthodox Church led the anti-Semitic actions.
The anti-Semitic demonstration organized by religious extremists took away the Hanukkah celebration in Chisinau. It took place on December 13th, the third day in the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The archpriest of an Orthodox church in the capital city commanded a crowd of 100 people. Participants shouting anti-Semitic chants, they carried a lamp made of cast iron some tens of kilometres away from the place in which it was first erected and then threw it at the monument to Stefan The Great, the symbol of Moldovan independence. This was all in the presence of hundreds of people who passed by reporters, police officers and other journalists.

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Armed with metal bars The archpriest Anatolychibrik was leading the crowd. He was furious at the place of worship that was an emblem of Jewish faith in the capital city of the Orthodox nation. He said that authorities shouldn't have let Jews celebrate Hanukkah as widely as they did. Chibrik claimed that this was lawlessness. https://learngerman.dw.com/ru/молдавские-православные-ортодоксы-надругались-над-символом-еврейской-веры/a-5013335 Chibrik also said there was no need to discuss actions of parishioners of Church of St. Paraskeva, with the Metropolia of Moldova. "I'm not required to discuss anything with anyone, when we are fighting against orthodox rules," said he.

The city authorities had the idea of installing the Hanukkah meorah in Chisinau's Europe Square. This is where the EU flag hangs beside the Moldovan flag. Emmanuil grinshpun is co-chairman for the Jewish Congress of Moldova. Эммануил Гриншпун Grinshpun said that the Saturday's celebrations were "a surprise to us all."

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In a press conference, representatives from the Jewish community of Moldova it was revealed that Archpriest Chibrik is not averse to allowing himself to be involved in anti-Semitic rants. Эммануил Гриншпун Grinshpun claims that around one year ago, Archpriest Chibrik was observed in St. Paraskevs in Chisinau with leaflets. The content was similar to the dark Middle Ages.

Grinshpun confirmed that the leadership in the Moldova's Jewish associations did not react to the situation in any way. The Jewish community in Moldova has expressed its displeasure however, they will not sue Chibrik or his followers for inciting hatred. Alexander Bilinkis who is also the chairman, said that the state should do this, and the Moldovan Metropolitan must look into the actions its employees.

Metropolitan Secretary Vadim Keibash has said that he does not welcome this form of protest. He believes that every community has the right to place symbols. However, the authorities must take into account the consequences. He also said that, "It's impossible to control the reactions of all believers."

A blow against fundamental values

Since the 1903 Jewish pogrom however, these protests haven't been witnessed in Chisinau. https://vaadua.org/news/v-ramat-gane-zavershila-svoyu-rabotu-generalnaya-assambleya-eaek Therefore, representatives of the Jewish community tend to regard the latter case as hooliganism. According Bilinkis Bilinkis those who were responsible for breaking Hanukkah "were deceived by their leaders."

Эммануил Гриншпун Ilya Shahs is the General Director of the Jewish Congress believes that this event was carefully planned. They were seen in the menorah at Hanukkah and, in presence of a large crowd Stav Ninsky, the first secretary of the Israeli Embassy, lit the candle. Shchats believes that the act is intended to weaken Moldovan sovereignty and undermine the democratic principles of the country's European goals.

Hanukkah is being moved from the city center to a more private location - to Jerusalem Street, where a monument honoring the victims of the Holocaust was built. It was manned by the police on the second occasion. It will be lit each day until the day of the holiday is over with candles.
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