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Observers believe the communal
The Federation was immediately
in-fighting is clearly linked to the bit-
promoted by the state-controlled TV
ter rivalry between Goussinsky and
channel ORT, which is controlled by
Russia's new president, Vladimir
the controversial media tycoon and
Putin, and that has spilled over in
Kremlin insider Boris Berezovsky, a
ways that are dangerous to the Jewish
rival of Goussinsky.
community, which numbers an esti-
• The promotion led to accusations
mated 600,000.
that the Federation was being support-
Goussinsky, who has supported
ed by "Berezovsky's people" in the
Putin's political rivals, and the offices
Kremlin, most likely, according to
of Media-Most, the tycoon's media
sources, Alexander Voloshin, the head
empire, had been targeted in recent
of Putin's administration.
weeks by the government, which has
Rabbi Lazar and the secular head of
been cracking down on the media.
the Federation, Michael Gluz, strongly
Putin, who was out of the
denied any connection with
country when Goussinsky was
Berezovsky and with the
arrested Tuesday, told Russian
Kremlin administration.
reporters he was surprised by
They repeated the same
the move.
denial last week when.
The arrest prompted
Rabbi Shayevich accused
American Jewish organiza-
Federation people of pres-
tions to come to Goussinsky's
suring him to resign from
defense.
his post.
Goussinsky "enjoys the
Boruch Gorin,
strong support" of the orga-
Lubavitch's spokesman in
nized American Jewish corn-
Russia, said Tuesday that
Rabbi B erel Lazar Rabbi Shayevich "himself
munity in his leadership role
as president of the RJC, said a
contacted Lubavitch and
statement by NCSJ: Advocates on
said he was tired and wants to resign.
We said OK. Then he met with us
Behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the
Baltic States & Eurasia and the
and said he changed his mind. We
again said OK. Then we learned he
Conference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations.
sent an open letter to Putin."
Saying that "basic freedoms appear
The May 30 letter demanded that
Putin not interfere with the internal
to be challenged" in Russia today, the
statement added: "We expect the
affairs of the Jewish community.
But Rabbi Shayevich said Tuesday
Russian authorities to follow due
that three Lubavitch representatives
process and international legal stan-
brought him to a Moscow hotel and
dards with respect to Mr. Goussinsky
and to assure the full rights of the
offered him $250,000 to resign from
his post to make way for Rabbi Lazar.
Russian Jewish community."
Jewish officials also expressed skep-
Rabbi Shayevich said he rejected the
ticism over Putin's reaction, saying he
offer.
most likely was involved.
He also said he was taken by sur-
prise by Rabbi Lazar's election
For his part, Rabbi Lazar also
Tuesday, and rejected it, echoing the
expressed concern, saying that the
view of several in the Moscow Jewish
arrest of a senior Jewish official such as
community that Rabbi Lazar does not
Goussinsky "is a shocking and danger-
represent the religious community of
ous development." He called upon the
Russian government to immediately
Russia.
free Goussinsky and said he was sure -
Pavel Feldblum, the executive direc-
Goussinsky would comply with the
tor of the Moscow Jewish community,
authorities' investigation.
said that since Rabbi Lazar was elected
only by Lubavitch rabbis, he can only
The Lubavitch rabbis who elected
Lazar chief rabbi were delegates of the
be the chief rabbi of Lubavitch in
Russia.
Congress of Jewish Communities in
For their part, Lubavitch officials
Russia, which opened Monday and
was organized by the Lubavitch-domi-
say the Federation represents 85 reli-
gious communities, and that the
nated Federation of Jewish
Communities of Russia.
Lubavitch rabbis at the Moscow con-
ference this week were authorized by
The Federation, which became a
their communities to elect a chief
legal entity last November as an
umbrella structure, immediately
rabbi.
received clear-cut signs of support
Gorin, Lubavitch's spokesman, said
after Rabbi Lazar's election that this is
from the government, including a
meeting between its leaders and Putin,
not "a putsch, it is a Velvet
who was then acting president.
Revolution."

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