Swiss Jews scared after visiting rabbi is slain

Friday, June 15, 2001 | by

ZURICH (JTA)—Switzerland’s Jewish community reacted with shock and fear after a 71-year-old rabbi visiting from Israel was gu



Staying at the home of a fervently Orthodox family, Greenbaum was shot several times after he had attended prayer services.

Police confirmed Saturday that they had arrested a suspect, but they refused to provide any details.

The murder was the latest of at least five attacks on Orthodox Jews in Zurich during the past four years.