Antisemitism is decreasing in Russia but still needs to be fought, Rabbi Berl Lazar told Interfax on March 18. "If we speak about the post-Soviet republics, unfortunately, we are seeing a lot of antisemitism in Ukraine, while in Russia antisemitism is decreasing," said Lazar, one of Russia's two chief rabbis. However, that does not mean that "antisemitism is over and done with in Russia." "Unfortunately, such manifestations persist and a risk of new attacks persists," Lazar said. For this reason, the Jewish community "firmly intends to locate all incidents in which Jews are hurt" and continue to combat antisemitism, he said.
"However, it is simply wrong to say that Russia looks bad in this respect compared with other democratic countries," Lazar said. More people are found guilty of antisemitism than previously and the sentences for crimes inspired by antisemitic ideas are now much more severe, he added.
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