This is the Forward’s coverage of shootings involving or impacting Jews, many of which are motivated by antisemitism.
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Community I’m A School Psychologist — And I Think Teachers Should Be Armed.
I’ve been a School Psychologist for the past 20 years. In the wake of the school shootings in Florida, I am brought right back to December 7, 2017, the day of the deadly mass shooting at the high school I currently serve. In the aftermath, I helped to counsel students through the trauma caused by…
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Fast Forward Heavily Jewish Parkland Was Florida’s ‘Safest City’ — Until School Gunman Struck
Michele Roseman was convinced that she had found a safe place to raise her children when she came to Parkland, Florida, in 2000. She was stunned when one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history unfolded in her adopted town. “I moved so my kids could go to one of the best schools in…
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Fast Forward Florida Student Charlie Rothkopf Asks For Prayers For Hero Coach Aaron Feis
A student at the Parkland, Florida public high school where a former student killed at least 17 people on Wednesday published a tweet that evening asking for prayers for his coach. “Can everyone please take a second to pray for my coach today he took serval bullets covering other students at Douglas,” Charlie Rothkopf tweeted….
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News How Jewish Family Of Sandy Hook Victim Was Driven Out Of Boca Raton
Lenny Pozner says 'new chapter' turned into a nightmare amid harassment by a police detective
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News How Natalie Grumet Stumbled Upon A Stranger Who Saved Her Life In Las Vegas Massacre
If Natalie Grumet had not sought refuge in the Tropicana Hotel after being shot in the Las Vegas massacre last week, she may not have escaped with her life. Grumet and her friend, who was also shot, happened to bang on the door of a laundry room where Dr. Larry Bohlen and his wife Laura,…
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Fast Forward Natalie Grumet, Wounded Las Vegas Victim, Is Flown Home To California For Surgery
Natalie Grumet, who was shot in the face during the Las Vegas shooting on October 1, is being flown to a hospital in Southern California, where she lives with her husband. “The thing that I think is first and foremost in our minds is gratitude to God that Natalie is counted among the injured and…
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Fast Forward Las Vegas Shooting Victim Regains Consciousness — Flashes OK Sign As Surgery Looms
Natalie Grumet, a Jewish breast cancer survivor who was shot in the head during Sunday night’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, has regained consciousness. Her family members say that she is able to interact with them with hand signals and by writing. Grumet was standing next to her friend at the concert when Stephen Paddock…
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Life Why I Traveled To Las Vegas To Help After The Deadly Shooting
We just got into our car and drove. Going to Las Vegas after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history felt like the right thing to do. As Americans and as Jews, we wanted to be a source of support and love in the face of terror. We wanted to stand with the victims…
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