STL Jewish Leaders React to Boulder, Co. Attack

Littwin: The attack in Boulder should be taken for what it is — an attack on Jews

I can still remember when my grandmother, daughter of immigrant Jews, would ask about any global or local news, “Is this good for the Jews?”  It was a common refrain among Jews — half joke, half commentary — back in the day. For my grandmother, it was half joke, half commentary from someone who had lost relatives during the Holocaust. It was half joke, half commentary from someone who knew antisemitism, in its most vile forms, up close.  It was …

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STL Jewish leaders react to Boulder, Co. attack

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is ramping up security, supporting educational travel and broadening its outreach efforts in response to what leaders are calling a “chilling wave” of antisemitic violence around the world. The renewed focus follows a string of high-profile attacks against Jewish communities in cities like Paris, Washington, D.C. and most recently, Boulder, Colorado. In Boulder, a Molotov cocktail attack …

Palm Springs Jewish community leans into resilience after Boulder attack

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)  - Following a violent antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, Jewish communities across the country are processing the pain. In Palm Springs, leaders said they are choosing to respond with resilience. Rabbi David Lazar of Congregation Or Hamidbar in Palm Springs said he personally knows victims injured in the attack. “They’re going to be all right, but they’re suffering right now,” Lazar said. “Those people are the …

Boulder leaders: 'Assault on our Jewish community is an attack on us all'

More than two dozen Boulder-area leaders issued a joint statement today condemning Sunday’s terror attack on Pearl Street as “a vile assault on our Jewish community” and calling for unity, empathy and action, saying “it is an attack on us all.”“We are united in condemning acts of antisemitism, hate and violence,” the statement reads, “and are committed to bridging differences through collaboration, empathy and recognition of our shared humanity.…

JewishColumbus issues statement following Boulder Colorado terrorist attack

JewishColumbus is outraged by the brutal terror attack in Boulder, where individuals peacefully advocating for the release of Israeli hostages were met with violence. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and the Boulder Jewish community. No one…