Leaflets Given To Donetsk Jews Made Waves Worldwide, But Not In Donetsk
A development in Eastern Ukraine has set social media on fire and triggered outrage around the world.
In the city of Donetsk, someone distributed fliers ordering Jews to register with the separatists who have taken over government buildings.
Even though nobody in Ukraine believed the leaflet was real, the fliers hit a nerve.
It all started at a Donetsk synagogue after evening prayers two nights ago, when a group of masked men in camouflage showed up. Everyone says they were very polite as they distributed a stack of leaflets. The fliers said local Jews must come to occupied buildings with a passport, family history, a list of possessions and a $50 registration fee — a huge sum in these parts.
According to the leaflet, the penalty for failing to register could be deportation, loss of citizenship and confiscation of assets.
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