This is the Forward’s coverage of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
Capital Jewish Museum

The Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Photo by Getty Images
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Fast Forward ‘More Elias’: These people are celebrating the Capital Jewish Museum shooting
A range of hard-line pro-Palestinian social media accounts are praising the attack or paying homage to Elias Rodriguez, the man who allegedly committed it
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News ‘He was a mensch’: Slain Messianic Jew remembered as bridge-builder
Yaron Lischinsky was killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington
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News Manifesto posted on social media account tied to suspected Jewish museum shooter, who called to ‘bring the war home’
The X account posted the 900-word document under the name of Elias Rodriguez hours before police identified him as the suspect
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Opinion How anti-Israel rhetoric led to the killing of 2 in Washington, DC
The suspected murderer marinated in violent, hateful slogans
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Fast Forward Capital Jewish Museum shooting suspect killed 2 ‘for Gaza.’ His victims were peace advocates.
The Israeli embassy mourned the loss of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a couple said to be near an engagement
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Fast Forward Who is Elias Rodriguez, the suspect identified in Capital Jewish Museum shooting?
The suspect, seen handcuffed on video chanting 'Free Palestine,' appears to have left an extensive online footprint
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News 2 killed in Capital Jewish Museum shooting by suspect who shouted ‘Free Palestine,’ police say
2 Israeli Embassy staff members were shot in what appeared to be a targeted attack
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Fast Forward DC’s new Jewish museum highlights Jews who shaped the nation’s capital, from a Confederate spy to RBG
It explores the history of one of the most consequential Jewish communities in the country — warts and all
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