Russian army gets its first chief rabbi since 1917 revolution. Some 40,000 Jews serve in Russian security forces, including some generals, says Rabbi Aharon Gurevich From: Jerusalem Post | Date: December 17, 2007| Author: MICHAEL FREUND | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Jerusalem Post

12-17-2007

Headline: Russian army gets its first chief rabbi since 1917 revolution. Some 40,000 Jews serve in Russian security forces, including some generals, says Rabbi Aharon Gurevich
Byline: MICHAEL FREUND
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 01

Monday, December 17, 2007 -- For the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, a chief rabbinical chaplain is servicing the spiritual and religious needs of Jewish soldiers in R...

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