The attached 10 June 1996 press release from the American Jewish Committee states that "an American Jewish Committee-sponsored poll, conducted in January 1996, found that the Russian masses exhibit relatively low levels of hostility toward Jews at present."

Also Attached please find excerpts of the report entitled Antisemitism World Report 1995 published by the Institute of Jewish Affairs and the American Jewish Committee. The attached excerpts provide information on racism and xenophobia in Russia and on the activities of antisemitic groups in 1994.

For further information on the treatment of Jews in Russia, please consult Responses to Information Requests RUS23381.E of 15 April 1996 and RUS20101.E of 13 March 1996 which are available at Regional Documentation Centres.

Additional Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

American Jewish Committee, New York. 10 June 1996. "Antisemitism World Report 1996 Sees Improved Picture Overall, with the United States an Exception." [Internet], URL : http://www.ajc.org/press_releases/antisemitism_report.htlm , [Internet], URL : http:/www.ajc.org [Accessed on: 12 Dec. 1996]

American Jewish Committee, New York. 10 June 1996. "Antisemitism World Report 1996 Sees Improved Picture Overall, with the United States an Exception." [Internet], URL : http://www.ajc.org/press_releases/antisemitism_report.htlm , [Internet], URL : http:/www.ajc.org [Accessed on: 12 Dec. 1996]

The Institute of Jewish Affairs and the American Jewish Committee. 1995. Antisemitism World Report 1995. New York: The American Jewish Committee (AJC), pp. 196-205.

Amnesty International. Amnesty International Report. Yearly.

Amnesty International periodical reports and press releases.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)

Daily Reports

Material from the Indexed Media Review (IMR) or country files containing articles and reports from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the Weekly Media Review.

Open Media Research Institute (OMRI) Daily Digest [Prague] on the World Wide Web.

On-line searches of news articles (NEXIS).