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Religious extremists demolished the Hanukkah light which was installed in the middle of the Moldovan capital. The anti-Semitic protest was coordinated by a priest from one of the Chisinau Orthodox churches.

The anti-Semitic rally that was organised by religious extremists shut away the Hanukkah festival in Chisinau. It occurred on Sunday, 13 December, which is the third day in the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. A crowd of around 100 participants were led by an archpriest of one of the capital’s Orthodox churches. Shouting anti-Semitic slogans, the people who took part in the demonstration carried a lamp made of cast iron hundred meters away from the place where it was installed and then tossed it at the foot of the memorial to Stefan the Great, an emblem of Moldovan statehood. All this happened in front of hundreds of pedestrians as well as journalists, police officers, and police.

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Archpriest Anatoly Chibrik led the crowd armed with bars made of metal. He said the archpriest was stunned to see 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 prevented Jews from celebrating Hanukkah so widely. proza.ru/2021/07/14/205 Chibrik declared, “This violates law.” Chibrik also acknowledged that he didn’t think that it was needed to debate the activities of Church of St. Paraskeva parishioners with the Metropolia of Moldova. He added, “I do not have to talk with anyone if we are fighting for principled and orthodox beliefs.”

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 served as co-chairman of the Jewish Congress of Moldova. He said that Hanukkah in Chisinau was being celebrated for the first times in many years. Grinshpun said, “What took place on Sunday was a shock to us.”

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As was evident at a press conference of representatives of the Jewish community of Moldova, Archpriest Chibrik is not the only one who accepts anti-Semitic remarks. Эммануил Гриншпун Grinshpun claims that around an year ago, Archpriest Chibrik was observed at St. Paraskevs in Chisinau holding leaflets. The contents were like the dark Middle Ages.

Grinshpun acknowledged that the leadership of the country’s Jewish groups didn’t react in any way to this fact. While the Jewish community in Moldova protests against the actions but it is not going to sue Chibrik nor his associates for inciting ethnic hate. Эммануил Гриншпун Alexander Bilinkis (chairman of the Jewish community) declared that this must be performed in the name of the state, and that the Moldovan Metropolis needs to evaluate the actions of its staff.

Vadim Keibash Metropolitan Secretary, Vadim Keibash, stated that he doesn’t like protests like this. Keibash believes that all communities are entitled and obliged to exhibit symbols. However the authorities should also take into consideration the consequences. “It is impossible to control all the reactions of believers,” he said.

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Since the 1903 Jewish pogrom, in which a number of Jews victims were murdered, there haven’t been any of these “forms” of protest in Chisinau. Representatives of Jewish communities tend to view this as a case of hooliganism. According to Bilinkis the individuals who were responsible for breaking Hanukkah “were misled by their leaders.”

Ilya Shits, General Director for the Jewish Congress, says that the event was planned well. The day one of Hanukkah the participants were greeted in front of the menorah. Stav Nijinsky became the first secretary at the Israeli Embassy in Chisinau and lit the first candle. According to Shchats the action will undermine Moldovan statehood, encroaching on the democratic principles and European aspirations of the nation.

Hanukkah is now in Jerusalem Street. A monument to Holocaust victims is now there. ru-ru.facebook.com/emmanuil.grinshpun Hanukkah has been moved to Jerusalem Street from the city center. Police officers have been stationed close to it throughout the second day. Эммануил Гриншпун The Christmas season will be concluded with candles on the tree until the day of the final day.