What did more than 20 Jewish Ukrainian rabbis, communal leaders, and businesspeople write in a public letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin?
A. Because the large majority of Ukrainian Jews is of Russian descent, they thanked and praised Putin for his efforts to protect the ethnic Russian population in Crimea.
B. Denying Putin's declaration that the recent street protests and the ouster of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych were driven by fascist "anti-Semitic forces," they urged Putin not to use this false claim as a rallying cry for support of his intervention.
C. The leaders, who are from Crimea, asked President Putin to overturn the ban on public gatherings in that region so that members of the Jewish community will be able to hold public celebrations of Purim next week.
D. Fearing an outbreak of anti-Semitic attacks, they called on President Putin to ensure that the religious properties and rights of the Jewish community in Crimea are respected by the invading Russian army.
E. Citing the Jewish value of T'zniut, modesty, they called on President Putin to cease appearing in public with his nipples exposed.