Bush pressed to raise anti-Semitism in Russia with Putin

Amid the growing concern about anti-Semitism in Russia, Jewish activists in Washington are hoping US President Bush will press his Russian counterpart to act more decisively on this issue. Bush is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Slovakia on Thursday. The summit will focus in part on concerns about democratic efforts in Russia, and Jewish leaders say the rise of anti-Semitism is an important trend to discuss. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom, a federal body created to monitor religious freedom in other countries, met with Bush on Friday.