The secretary to Central Asia’s chief rabbi and her mother were strangled in their apartment.

Karina Rivka Loiper, 20, was secretary to Rabbi Abe David Gurevich. She was found strangled Thursday night with her mother, Svetlana Loiper, in their Tashkent apartment. Police said it was a robbery and had no anti-Semitic overtones.

The Federation of Jewish Communities of the Commonwealth of Independent States called for a thorough investigation.

The killings come three months after Jewish leader Avraam Yagudaev was killed in what authorities said was a traffic accident. Other Jewish leaders said they had concerns about that explanation.

Background information: http://www.fsumonitor.com/stories/060506Uzbekistan.shtml

Source: JTA

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