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Hate is on the rise. But guns make Jews less safe, not more secure.

JL;DR SUMMARY Rebecca Fischer, a Jewish public health advocate, argues against increased gun ownership in the Jewish community despite rising antisemitic violence. 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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Jewish CommunityAdvocacyJewish SafetyPublic HealthDomestic ViolenceGun ControlJewish ElectorateCrisis InterventionViolence Prevention

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New York, United States
"As a Jewish woman, public health professional and advocate, New Yorker and mother, I feel the fear coursing through our community."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"In May, two Jewish professionals were gunned down leaving an event at the Jewish Capitol Museum in Washington, D.C."
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"And in August, the shooter in the Minneapolis school mass shooting had scrawled antisemitic writings across the assault weapon a chilling reminder of how deeply intertwined gun violence and hate have become in America."

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