As YWN reported on Sunday, controversial rally is being held today at the Swiss mission to the United Nations. The purpose of the rally is to plead for cancelling plans to exhume a medieval Jewish cemetery in Zurich, Switzerland as part of a museum expansion project. The rally was organized by the Satmar group headed by the Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, Rav Zaman Leib Teitelbaum Shlita.
“This holy cemetery remains the heritage of the international Jewish community and concerns us all,” said Rabbi David Niederman, President of the United Jewish Organizations (UJO) of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn who met Swiss representatives in New York and London. “The Jewish community at large simply cannot remain silent in face of this holy site being destroyed.”
The United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad also opined on the matter and has sent letters of appeal to the Swiss government to stop the ongoing excavation.
Why is it controversial?
It seems that the Rabbinic community in Zurich itself is against the rally. In a letter signed by Rav Shaul Breisch, Av Beis Din of Zurich, Rav Moshe Chaim Shmerlach of Machzikei HaDas Zurich, and Rav Chaim Moshe HaLevy Levy, Av Beis Din of Adas Yeshurun, the Rabbonim explain that if, any bones are found it will be dealt with properly under the supervision of these Rabbis. The letter states that outside intervention will certainly make the matters worse and it is requested that the outside community refrain from taking any actions.
The indication of the letter is such that they seem to have received assurances that no Jewish graves will be disturbed.
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So that settles it I guess.
Nebach the satmere were bored, B”H they have what to do.
Satmar cares ZERO for global Rabbonim etc., it’s their way only & it effects Jews throughout the world negatively.
just an excuse for tasra kadisha to gain more publicity to enable their schnorr campaign
b”h we have satmahr who is willing to wage war for klal yisroel
The asra kadisha are a bunch of thugs run by shmidel who pretends to be holier than though. They exist to, terrorize and extort money. The zaloini faction of satmar support them, because they support their causes in Israel, and its no more than a quid pro quo political payback. It has nothing to do with religion. I trust the zurich rabonim to take care of the problem. They are erliche yiden ,and can be relied on. Satmar has no business sending Niederman to protest. It is just one big chillul hashem. As if its not enough to protest outside swiss consulate in ny, they fly Niederman to London to protest at the swiss embassy. I guess these goons forgot that there is an embassy in Washington, and dont need to fly to London. My question to that whole satmar beis din, are you going to stop eating swiss cheese and chocolate that is under the hechsher of the zurich beis din? Or would you say that they can only be trusted for food and not for kevorim?
This is a farce.
Shouldn’t the Zurich Rabbanim have the last word, on what’s going on in Zurich!
Shame on Satmar… As usual