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Rabbi Goldschmidt Warns Russian Jews Face Bleak Future

Summary by Israel Hayom
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt arrived in Moscow in 1989, during the Gorbachev era, and dedicated more than three decades to building Jewish life in Russia. In 2022, he refused the Kremlin's demand to publicly support the war in Ukraine – and paid a steep price. He was forced to leave the country out of fear for his life and was subsequently declared a "foreign agent." Now, 35 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he has published his book "M…

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Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, former chief rabbi of Moscow, refused to support the war in Ukraine, was forced to flee and was declared a “foreign agent.” Now he is publishing his book “Memoirs of Moscow” and tells of the Jewish renaissance that collapsed • “When the government in Russia is under threat, it uses anti-Semitism to protect itself” • On anti-Semitism in Europe, the growing gap with the US, and the danger to Israel

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Israel Hayom broke the news in Israel on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
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