Shayndi Raice, a Wall Street Journal reporter based in Israel, has called on Jews worldwide to leave an empty place at their Seder for her colleague Evan Gershkovich, who was charged with espionage by Russian authorities last week.
“This Passover, please consider setting a place at your Seder table for [Gershkovich],” Raice wrote on Twitter. “As you celebrate freedom, join us in demanding freedom for Evan.”
Gershkovich, the first US journalist to be charged with espionage since the Cold War, is imprisoned In Lefortovo Prison, where famed Soviet dissident Natan Sharanksy spent time.
“He cares a lot about his identity as a Jew, and especially his identity as the son of Soviet Jewish immigrants,” his college roommate Jeremy Berke told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “I think that was a large part of why he wanted to go back to Russia.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called his Russian counterpart on Sunday and urged him to immediately release Gershkovich, as well as Paul Whelan, another American imprisoned by Russia on charges of espionage.
Inside the @WSJ newsroom#IStandWithEvan pic.twitter.com/zppZU25ouL
— Matthew Rose (@MtthwRose) April 3, 2023
For all my Jews out there, please join us in demanding the release of @WSJ journalist @evangershkovich as we celebrate freedom this Passover. Set a place for Evan at your Seder table. Evan is on day 6 of detention in Russia for simply doing his job as a reporter. #FreeEvan pic.twitter.com/XmZQuPIzoh
— Jared Malsin (@jmalsin) April 3, 2023
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Does he care more about wall street “journal” or judaism?
I will ask you this, is this normal for you that a Russian govt dissident such as Nathan Sharansky was leading the Jewish Agency?
Instead of criticizing the russian govt, do these “brave” jews will find the courage to point out at washington paranoiacs and their cruelty not just toward Americans but the entiere world?
“Secretary of State Antony Blinken called his Russian counterpart on Sunday and urged him to immediately release Gershkovich, as well as Paul Whelan, another American imprisoned by Russia on charges of espionage”
Lol. Blinken and his democrat buddies couldn’t care less about a WHITE Jewish heterosexual male. Only the open lesbian BLACK “female” America hater, Brittney Griner, they “care” and are “concerned” about. Woke and PC is in full swing.
Idiot goes to Russia. Idiot gets set up.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!
sorry, I Passover isn’t a political position …… nor would I blindly allow a murder to sit at my table …..this young woman must be ?
I hope the swap for Evan Gershkovich will be Assange + ALL Russians detained outside of Russia, because as we know once they are detained, they are used as guinea pigs for medical experiments. Not surprised that they offered to release Russians held prisoners in others countries as they get detained under actor in charge orders!
From that, we learn that in any situation , we trully can get something good out of it!
@Zetruth:
Pravda was the main Soviet newspaper. It was called Pravda because that is Russian for the truth.
It was full of anything but the truth.
You are one loony