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Russia’s chief rabbi says transfer of Schneerson Library to Moscow museum wise decision

The rabbi recalled that the Jewish Museum had received by now about a half of the collection stored in the Russian State Library

MOSCOW, December 24, 0:39 /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s Jewish communities are pleased with the decision to transfer the Schneerson Library to the Jewish Museum of Tolerance in Moscow, Berl Lazar, the chief rabbi of Russia, said, summing up the results of the year at a news conference on Monday.

“We believe this was a correct and wise decision,” he said.

The rabbi recalled that the Jewish Museum had received by now about a half of the collection stored in the Russian State Library.

“We expect the transfer of the books to be completed in the next six months and to make them accessible to all, including researchers abroad,” Lazar said.

As many as 4,500 books remain in the Russia State Library so far. Prior to the transfer, the books are scanned and described in detail so that historians and archivists should have the opportunity to study the collection.