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April 08, 2004
Jews in odd places: Russia
Zaur Gilalov, a successful businessman and the head of the World Congress of Mountain Jews, was shot to death in Moscow at the beginning of March. He was killed in broad daylight by two unidentified gunmen not far from his office. Gilalov was to get married next month, and he was killed while exiting a tailor shop where he was ordering his wedding attire.Jewish leaders and Gilalov�s friends say anti-Semitism was not the motive of the crime. �I don�t believe this had anything to do with his religion,� Pinchas Goldschmidt, Moscow�s chief rabbi and a friend of the slain Jewish leader, told JTA. �But we don�t have a clue as to the motives of this crime.�
Many believe that Gilalov, 29, was a victim of a contract murder related to his business operations. But a police official in charge of the investigation told a news agency that Gilalov could have been killed by members of a rival clan, who may have declared a vendetta on Gilalov�s family.
Seven years ago, Gilalov�s father was shot to death in Moscow. That case also remains unsolved.
Gilalov and his younger brother, Akif, were founders of the Zar Group, a company that develops retail malls in the Russian capital.
William | 04/08/04 at 08:46 AM | Categories: - Jews in odd places
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