Per the Washington Post article:
"In 2010, Yatsenyuk unsuccessfully stood for president on the ticket of his own party, Front for Change. In a country where there is an undeniable link between anti-Semitism and some sectors of the far right, his supposed Jewish ancestry became a campaign issue."
Shelley
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On Sat, 3/15/14, Bruce Reisch <bruce.reisch_at_cornell.edu> wrote:
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Euromaidan victim..
To: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>, "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
Cc: "CZERNOWITZ-L" <CZERNOWITZ-L_at_list.cornell.edu>
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 5:36 PM
.. . . Yatsenyuk - Prime Minister of
Ukraine, is Greek Orthodox Catholic,
but has Jewish ancestry:
<http://www.jta.org/2009/08/10/news-opinion/world/ukrainian-jews-want-mayor
-charged-for-slurs>
Bruce
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