Uzbekistan – Uzbek authorities have revoked the accreditation of the local head of the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish movement, the Justice Ministry said Friday. Ministry spokesman Zhalolbek Abdusattarov said Tashkent-based Rabbi Abe David Gurevich breached local registration rules and that his organization failed to submit correct financial and accounting reports.
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Gurevich said allegations that he violated the law are inaccurate. “None of the material written about us contains even a grain of truth,” he said, “not a grain of truth.”
The Jewish community in Uzbekistan has seen several setbacks in the last decade. When Uzbekistan adopted a new law on religion in 1998, it abolished the rabbinate, the Jewish community’s administrative office. Subsequent attempts to reopen the rabbinate have failed, leaving the Jewish community without theological schools to train rabbis.
In February 2006, Avraam Yagudaev — a Jewish leader from Tashkent — was killed in an automobile accident that some said was suspicious. A few months later, tragedy struck again when Gurevich’s secretary and her mother were found strangled to death in Tashkent. [AP]
tragedy struck again when Gurevich’s secretary and her mother were found strangled to death in Tashkent. ????????
Huh? tragedy struck? His secretary and her mother were murdered!
To the AP news writer that wrote that line: May Tragedy strike you soon.
To Anon 4.30.
Rabbi Gurevitch is supported by levi leviev, in fact mr Leviev was just in tashkent 2 weeks ago and met with Rabbi Gurevitch.
Learn the facts before you spread false rumors.
Any details [of the “charges” against Rabbi Gurevitch]???
About a year ago there was a report that things were “Rosy”, and that there is freedom of Religion and the president (of the vast emprire] of Uzbekistan was [almost] ready to convert to Judaism himself! What transpired in the meantime?! Or is it only when MR. Leviev is about to make a major payment that the government “cozies” up to the Jewish community??!!
It seems that Rav Gurevich in Uzbekistan, is not part of Rabbi Lazars (chief rabbi, Moscow) Group. He therefore receives no help and assistance from Rabbi Lazar or Lev Leviev. There seems to be a split in Chabad in the former Soviet Union.
rabbi gurevich is one of the few big rabbies whoes a real gadol and i am not to worried lev leviev just needs to say a few words and this story is over