Russian President Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and the head of the Federation of Jewish Communities, Rabbi Alexander Boroda, in a discussion that touched on various matters of importance, including the recent release of Russian-Israeli hostage Sasha Troufanov from Hamas captivity.
During the meeting, Putin conveyed his best wishes to Troufanov, who was freed last week as part of ongoing negotiations.
During the meeting, Rabbi Lazar reflected on the significance of securing the release of captives, telling Putin of the Jewish teaching that “anyone who saves a life is as if he saved an entire world.”
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Mass murderer
Mass murderer who is good to the jews
Although it’s nice for Putin to take credit, I don’t see that he got released even 30 seconds earlier thanks to him. What exactly did Russia do for him when Israel is the one who got him out thanks to the Terrible deal
Mo
U surely aren’t complaining that he murdered a couple hundred thousand (not enough) Ukrainian anti semites are you??
Do you have any idea of how Torah yiddishkeit is simply flourishing in the former Soviet Union??
What r u? A secular leftist looney bin who cares about Ukrainians???