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Boulder’s ‘very shocked and very traumatized’ Jewish community takes stock of its losses, and its strength

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Marc Soloway of Boulder, Colorado's Congregation Bonai Shalom reflects on the recent traumatic attack targeting a Jewish community vigil, which resulted in injuries and widespread emotional distress. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Holocaust SurvivorJewish CommunityJewish FestivalsHate CrimeAntisemitic AttackCommunity ResilienceBoulderMohamed Sabry SolimanCongregation Bonai ShalomRabbi Marc Soloway

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Boulder, Colorado, United States
"Soloway, who helms Congregation Bonai Shalom in Boulder, Colorado, rushed to the hospital after learning about the attack."
Colorado, United States
"We know that resilience, strength and pride is who we are as Coloradans, as Boulder County residents and as Jews, said Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who is a member of Boulders Jewish community."
Gyor, Győr, Hungary
"Steinmetz was born in Gyor, Hungary, on Nov. 26, 1936, as the second of two children in an Orthodox Jewish family."
Lussinpiccolo, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia
"Her family operated a hotel on the island Lussinpiccolo off the coast of Croatia which at the time belonged to Italy, according to a talk Steinmetz gave to CU Boulder students for Holocaust Remembrance Week in 2019."
Italy
"Her family remained in Italy until 1939, when the Italian Racial Laws barred Jews from certain jobs and ordered Jewish property and businesses to be confiscated."
France
"Steinmetzs family fled in 1940 to Southern France, and eventually made their way to Lisbon, Portugal, where they obtained visas for the Dominican Republic one of the few countries at the time that accepted Jewish refugees."
Lisbon, Portugal
"Steinmetzs family fled in 1940 to Southern France, and eventually made their way to Lisbon, Portugal, where they obtained visas for the Dominican Republic one of the few countries at the time that accepted Jewish refugees."
Dominican Republic
"Steinmetzs family fled in 1940 to Southern France, and eventually made their way to Lisbon, Portugal, where they obtained visas for the Dominican Republic one of the few countries at the time that accepted Jewish refugees."

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