Lubavitch World HQ Condemns Lithuanian Jewish Leaders for Silence on Anti-Semitism
On December 21, as reported here on Crownheights.info, the Lithuanian tabloid Vakaro Zionios ran a front page photo of Lithuania’s Chabad representative, Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky, with the headline “The Jews” and in smaller letters, “see no need to pay their social security taxes.”
The image and the headline were misleadingly placed for maximum effect, conveying the impression that a visibly religious Jew, Rabbi Krinsky, is the worst offender in this regard. In fact, readers who bother to peruse the article will find that 10 companies, among them businesses including Western Union, are the most delinquent in their tax payments.
The following is an official statement By Lubavitch World Headquarters:
We condemn this news item as a vicious, transparent act of anti-Semitism. We implore readers and watchdog agencies to vigorously protest this dangerous provocation.
More importantly, we condemn the lack of any response by the Jewish Community of Lithuania, its officers, and their related supportive Jewish organizations. They have made themselves conspicuous in their stunning silence.
The indifference of individuals who sit at the helm of the well-funded Jewish Community of Lithuania, meant to serve the Jewish people, begs scrutiny by the media, the broader Jewish community and the government of Lithuania.
chaim
The Lithuanian Jewish Community doesn’t like Chabad it in the city.
ad mosai!
pathetic!!!! it takes chabad a week to respond to this outrageous article????
Even the Simon Weisenthaul center responded way before!!!!
embarrassment to chabad!!!!!
how can you not protect a shliach???????????????????????????????
seems like that chabad is only about PR
Dovid
Chabad was waiting to give time to the community to respond. When it became clear that the community is not going to respond and they are even using the events to fight the shliach chabad was forced issue a statement.
Been there
The Krinsky’s are such nice and caring people. I once did a Pesach camp for them and was tremendously impressed with all the amazing work they do on their shlichus
#3
to Dovid!!!!
chabad should have condemned the newspaper at least RIGHT AWAY…unfortunately internal politics rule…