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Last update - 12:55 02/02/2008 Russian Jews concerned over wave of anti-Semitic incidents By The Associated Press Tags: anti-Semitism  Russia's Jewish community on Thursday reported three attacks in the last two weeks, including a raid on a synagogue and desecration of a memorial to Holocaust victims. In Ulyanovsk, a group of about a dozen young men painted swastikas Tuesday on the walls of a synagogue and cursed at members inside, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia said. In Volgograd, anti-Semitic slogans were scrawled on a memorial to Holocaust victims Sunday, the group said. Advertisement Last week, several young men burst into a synagogue in Nizhny Novgorod, throwing religious books out a window and beating up a security guard, it said. All three cities are in western Russia. The federation said it was concerned about the rise in attacks targeting Jews, calling it part of "a recent surge in anti-Semitic manifestations" in Russia. In 2007, 67 people were killed and more than 550 injured in ethnically motivated attacks, according the SOVA rights center, which monitors hate crimes. In a report issued Tuesday, SOVA said hate crimes in Russia have grown increasingly brutal and deadly. Authorities are doing little to combat xenophobia, it said. According to varying estimates, between 300,000 and 1.5 million Jews live in the nation of 142 million. After an exodus in the years before and after 1991 Soviet collapse, the Jewish community is experiencing a moderate revival, with new synagogues, schools and cultural centers being built across the country. During the Soviet era, thousands of Jews were imprisoned or executed as part of nationwide purges, and many more were forced to conceal their Jewish identity. Related articles: Remaining Jews in Russia and Ukraine are 'proud to be Jewish' Anti-Semitic incidents rise in Germany, Australia, U.S. in 2007 Ukraine president vows before Knesset to combat anti-Semitism More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   Bread will abound J'lem court allows pizzerias, bakeries to sell leavened products during Passover. The looking glass A T.A. film festival tackles Israel's hardest issues from war to polygamy.   1.   TO ALL RUSSIAN JEWS......LEAVE NOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! 09:54  |  EX SOVIET PRISONER 02/02/08   2.   This is the reason for a Jewish State 09:57  |  Larry 02/02/08   3.   Who said"When uh looked into his eyes,I saw a man bla bla 12:25  |  Alan 02/02/08   4.   Do we need more janitors with engineering degrees? 12:55  |  Yael 02/02/08   5.   message to President Putin 13:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/02/08   6.   What is the Israeli government doing? 13:41  |  Hans 02/02/08   7.   Israeli behavior promotes `Anti-Semitism` 13:56  |  samos 02/02/08   8.   #2 larry 14:24  |  magic carpet 02/02/08   9.   lie 14:33  |  Donnie 02/02/08   10.   #6 the israel is trying, but can it prevent some lunatics from 14:48  |  Yael 02/02/08   11.   Jewish life in Russia is a hopeless case 17:30  |  Conroy 02/02/08   12.   so called "antisemitism" or as i put i 18:34  |  bozhidar balkas 02/02/08   13.   Better janitors with degrees 02:55  |  Kurtlane 29/03/08   14.   To #12 23:03  |  Josh 03/04/08

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