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Fast Forward Washington’s Sixth & I Synagogue Vandalized With Anti-Semitic Graffiti
(JTA) — The Sixth & I synagogue in downtown Washington, D.C., was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. Michelle Eider, the synagogue’s communications manager, said the vandalism contained swastikas and anti-Semitic language and was discovered on Monday morning. In an email to congregants, the synagogue’s three rabbis said the damage was minimal and would be quickly fixed….
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Fast Forward WATCH: ‘Never Again’ Jewish Protestors Arrested In Protest At ICE Headquarters
Thousands of protesters affiliated with the Jewish group Never Again Action and other immigration advocacy organizations marched on the headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington, D.C., leading to the arrests of some who occupied the building. The protest, arranged by Never Again Action and the Latino advocacy group Movimiento Cosecha, included songs and…
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Fast Forward Child Sexual Abuse Allegations At Prominent D.C. Synagogue Substantiated By Child Welfare Officials
Child welfare officials have substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of children at a prominent Washington, D.C., synagogue, according to a report from CNN. CNN obtained a cease-and-desist letter from the superintendent of schools for D.C. through a Freedom of Information Act request. The letter says that officials from the Child and Family Services Agency for…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Protesters Demonstrate At DC Dyke March Over Ban On Jewish Pride Flag
(JTA) — A handful of protesters demonstrated at the DC Dyke March over a ban on the Jewish Pride flag, a rainbow stripped flag with a white Star of David in the middle. The flag looks too much like the flag of Israel, organizers had said before the march, which banned the flags of countries…
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Fast Forward DC Dyke March Bans Jewish Pride Flag
Updated 2:50 p.m. A gay pride parade in Washington, D.C. has been criticized by Jewish and LGBTQ groups for banning Jewish and Israeli symbols from its Friday event. The D.C. Dyke March is designed to include people of diverse races, religions and gender identities who feel excluded from the more mainstream Pride parade, organizers told…
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Fast Forward What Did Hebrew Israelites Have To Do With Standoff At Lincoln Memorial?
A group of Hebrew Israelites in Washington, D.C. was entangled in a confrontation on Friday with Native American protestors and Catholic school students visiting from Kentucky, The Washington Post reported. A video that went viral over the weekend showed part of the entanglement, when the students wearing red Make America Great Again hats started mocking…
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Fast Forward ‘I Want Jexit’ Spray Painted On Washington D.C. Businesses
(JTA) — The words “I want Jexit” were spray painted in bright yellow outside of two businesses in northeast Washington, DC. One of the businesses targeted on Friday was an auto shop called Shalom Tire and Auto Repair. Jexit is believed to stand for Jews Exit, a play on Brexit, which stands for Britain’s exiting…
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Fast Forward RBG Swears In New Immigrants With Story Of Family’s Own Immigration
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The ceremony was cozy formal: Yes there was a color guard and a military band, but the Supreme Court justice brought along her personal trainer, and one of the speakers introduced Ruth Bader Ginsburg as “The Notorious RBG.” The Department of Homeland Security randomly selected 31 Washington, D.C.-area residents to be sworn…
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