Attack on a rabbi in Ivanovo

On June 11, in Ivanovo, an attack was made on Rabbi Zvi Hershovich, a citizen of Canada, who arrived in the local Jewish community. While walking around the city, the rabbi and members of the community were attacked by a group of young people - according to the head of the community, Erwin Kirshtein, skinheads. The rabbi and his family were not injured, their companions were injured.

A criminal case has been initiated into the attack. The attackers have been arrested.

Sources

• Rabbi attacked in Ivanovo // IA REGNUM. 2007. June 11.
• The prosecutor's office of the Ivanovo region opened a case on the fact of an attack on the head of the local Jewish community // Echo of Moscow. 2007. June 13.