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Vladivostok, Russia – Primorye Chief Rabbi, U.S. citizen Yisroel Silberstein was attacked on a central street of Vladivostok, a source in the Federation of Russian Jewish Communities said Thursday.
“A short man wearing a hood hit the rabbi on the head. The rabbi fell down unconscious, and the assailant grabbed his bag containing an expensive laptop and ran away,” he said.
Silberstein regained consciousness and went home unaided, but had to call an ambulance from home. The ambulance vehicle took him to hospital. Doctors diagnosed the rabbi with a concussion.
The rabbi made a statement to the Vladivostok police, but the immediate search for the assailant was fruitless. A criminal case was opened.
The federation said it might have been a mere felony, not an anti-Semitic crime.
what are you you doing in russia? and who made you CHIEF RABBI?? were you elected by the rest of the jews in Vladviostok? THAT YOU CALL YOUR SELF CHIEF RABBI
hey “american jew” … another yid gets attacked and all you can do is mock him? what a sick world!
Born and raised in CH Brooklyn, the young Rabbi moved out there 5 years ago to help the thousands of Jews in the town rekindle their Jewish spark. Rabbi Silverstein is among the 4500 Chabad Shluchim across the globe helping Yiddin.
Refua Shlayma! May he be able to return to his holy work!
Chabad has changed the world drastically-and surely for the better
This chief rabbi is only there for a good reason.
Attn all chabad shluchim-KEEP UP YOUR GREAT WORK!!
May R’ Yisroel Silberstein have a refuah sheleima bikaorov