Yuri Kanner, President of the Russian Jewish Congress Charitable Foundation. Archival photoMOSCOW, July 21Liquidation of the Jewish agency «Sokhnut» may speed up the departure of Jews from Russia, says the president of the Russian Jewish Congress, Yuri Kanner. Sokhnut».
The Foreign Ministry called the condition for the continuation of the work of «Sohnut» in Russia «I think this is a serious misunderstanding of the role of «Sohnut». There is practically no such country in the world where Jews live and where the Sokhnut would not work (the exception is Iran, where there is a community and there is no representative office of the Sokhnut.) This can only affect the departure of Jews from Russia, because this is clearly an unfriendly manifestation towards the state of Israel and the Jewish community,» Kanner told RIA Novosti. He noted that, from a technical point of view, «the liquidation of the organization will not affect repatriation.» be more civilized. As long as the planes are flying, the borders in Russia are free to cross, nothing will interfere with repatriation. Without the support of «Sohnut» people will do it on their own. This will not affect the activities of the rabbinates in any way, because the Sokhnut has nothing to do with the rabbinates,» he explained. img src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/77d8be8a6c16567827bd0ba157f46660.jpg» />Israel spoke about simplifying the repatriation procedure
