Odessa Jews 'Ready To Flee'

Chief Rabbi of Odessa Abraham Wolff and Right Sector representative erase Nazi symbols in Odessa. (Kapulkin Bolesla/forumdaily.com)

Odessa Jews 'Ready to Flee' -- Arutz Sheva

After the carnage in street battles Friday, a fleet of 70 buses is ready to take Chabad Jews to safety, if necessary.

The Jewish community of the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa is prepared for mass evacuation, should violence re-erupt there, according to a Monday report by Russia Today.

Clashes between anti-government and pro-government activists in the past weeks culminated in the deaths on Friday of dozens of pro-Russian militants, most of whom burned to death in a building that they retreated into after a pitched street battle with pro-Maidan militants.

Rabbi Avraham Wolf, representing the Chabad hassidic community, said they are taking extra security measures, such as posting armed guards, and are prepared for a possible evacuation. Together with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, they have prepared a fleet of 70 buses, fueled and ready to go, if evacuation of the Chabad community is deemed unavoidable.

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More News On Reports That Odessa Jews Are 'Ready To Flee'

Buses and armed guards: Odessa Jews ready for mass evacuation -- RT
Odessa Jewish community mulls emergency evacuation -- Jerusalem Post
30,000 Jews prepare to flee Odessa over fears of massacres as Ukrainian troops move in on pro-Russian militants -- Daily Mail
Plans in Place for ‘Emergency Evacuation’ of Ukrainian Jews -- The Blaze

My Comment: Considering it's history .... and the rise of extremists in both Russian and Ukrainian camps .... the Jews in Odessa have every reason to be worried.