Published: 1 March 2022
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Holocaust museum denounces Ukraine invasion but lobbies US to insulate billionaire from sanctions; Abramovich last week gave the museum an eight-figure donation
Will Israeli donations save Putin ally Roman Abramovich from Ukraine sanctions? (Haaretz)
According to a report, organisations in Israel supported by the Russian oligarch have lobbied the US against imposing sanctions on Roman Abramovich over Putin's Ukraine invasion
Yad Vashem, chief rabbi urged US not to sanction Roman Abramovich (Times of Israel)
Holocaust museum, others sent February 6 letter to US envoy saying action against billionaire philanthropist over expected Russian invasion would negatively impact Israel, Jewish world
Yad Vashem ‘deplores’ Russian invasion, condemns use of Nazi rhetoric by both sides (Times of Israel)
Israel’s Holocaust museum, which has received major donations from Putin-tied oligarchs, refrains from singling out Moscow in its statement, on fourth day after fighting began
