A Ukrainian Jewish man and his guard were killed during an armed attack in Donetsk, a local Jewish group said.
George (Eliyahu) Zilberbord, 47, was shot dead Aug. 30 by men who raided the area around his home on the outskirts of the embattled city, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting with Ukrainian government troops, the Vaad Association of Jewish Communities and Organizations of Ukraine said in a statement.
According to the Vaad, the men responsible for killing Zilberbord, a businessman and member of the local Jewish community’s board, were militants who had decided to loot homes in the victim’s neighborhood.
Zilberbrod was buried in Kiev Sept. 8 at a funeral attended by several hundred people. — jta