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Fast Forward Swastikas drawn on gun used in racist Jacksonville shooting
The suspect killed three Black victims in a racially motivated shooting at a Dollar General store
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News What do you do when neo-Nazis start projecting swastikas across your city?
Two white supremacist groups picked Jacksonville to launch a campaign projecting antisemitic messages on landmarks. Local Jews wondered why their city had been picked, and how to respond.
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News Jewish Video Game Gunman Was Loner With ‘Significant Medical Problems’
David Katz, the electronic gaming enthusiast who fatally shot two rivals and wounded nine others in Florida, had a history of “significant medical problems,” according to multiple reports and court documents. David, 24, opened fire at a “Madden NFL” video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida on August 26, killing fellow gamers Elijah Clayton, 22, and…
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Fast Forward Jewish Video Gamer Kills 2 Before Turning Gun On Himself At Jacksonville Tournament
A professional video gamer from Baltimore is suspected of killing at least two people and wounded several others on Sunday when he opened fire at a video game tournament that was being streamed online from a restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, police said. David Katz, 24, of Baltimore then turned the gun on himself. Jacksonville Sheriff…
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Opinion How Jewish Leaders Can Keep the LGBT Debate Honest
A funny thing is happening in Jacksonville, Florida. In the wake of one of the most dishonest civil rights debates in recent memory — Houston’s cash-soaked, lie-filled controversy over whether to expand its human rights ordinance to protect LGBT people from discrimination — the city of Jacksonville has taken a different route. They’re talking honestly…
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News Memorial Planned for Jewish Mother Killed by Car on Yom Kippur
A memorial service for the Jewish woman who died crossing a busy Florida street on Yom Kippur will be held on October 6 in Jacksonville — as officials ponder ways to improve safety at for observant Jews at the perilous intersection. Esther Ohayon, 57, was walking to synagogue with her daughter when a Toyota Camry…
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Opinion Halacha at the Crosswalk
The recent incident this past Yom Kippur involving a woman in Jacksonville, Florida who was killed while crossing an intersection with dangerously fast cars was very tragic indeed. It not only left the sixteen year old daughter who was with her with life-threatening injuries, it left her orphaned r”l. This young lady had lost her…
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