Anti-Semitic incident in Bashkortostan

On May 16, 2008, in the city of Salavat (Republic of Bashkortostan), 4 young people tried to break into the club of the Jewish community of the city, who were interested in the nationality of the people inside the building. Members of the community - young people, both adults and children - gathered in the club for a traditional Saturday meeting.

According to the leader of the Youth Club, Eli Myers, "four young people in a very rude form began to wonder if we were Jews or not ... It was really scary! These guys were intoxicated and could do anything. "

The young people did not manage to get into the building of the community, people held the door from the inside. The attackers hit the door several times with metal pipes they had brought with them.

The representative of the community, Boris Kats, went out to the young people, "tried to make contact so that they would not move on to even more active actions." At this time, the rest called the police.

The attackers were detained.

Sources

• Rekhviashvili A. Attack on the community of Salavat // AEN. 2008. May 19.