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Ukraine’s president actor-turned-politician: “Mr Zelensky is Jewish – the only Jewish head of state in the world today (outside Israel, of course) and his election comes at a time of rising antisemitism almost everywhere”

WASHINGTON TIMES Life imitates art in Ukraine by Clifford May July 31, 2019 …Just over a year ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was a comic actor. His popularity soared thanks to a TV show called “Servant of the People” in which he … Continue reading

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Ukraine has less antisemitism than most of Europe…“The times of pogroms are over”

NEW YORK TIMES Ukraine’s Newly Elected President Is Jewish. So Is Its Prime Minister. Not All Jews There Are Pleased. by Andrew Higgins April 24, 2019 When Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jewish comedian recently elected the president of Ukraine, announced that … Continue reading

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