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How Canada’s Jewish community is helping Filipinos affected by the Lapu Lapu attack

JL;DR SUMMARY Following a tragic attack at a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouver, Canada's Jewish community has extended significant support through prayer vigils and fundraising to aid the victims. 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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Community SupportMental HealthFundraisingJewish SolidarityVancouverCrisis ResponseFilipino FestivalLapu Lapu AttackPrayer VigilsKapwa Concept

Places mentioned

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"Now, as the Vancouver police investigation continues and more details come out about the attacker, some members of the Filipino community say they are deeply grateful for our community's support."
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
"Meanwhile, in Winnipeg, Primrose Medea Agnezen was at home when the news broke."
Philippines
"They call it CAPWA, Solidarity, between two diaspora people who've been closely tied ever since the Holocaust, when the Philippines provided visas to 10,000 German and Austrian Jews."
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Retrieved 2025-05-03 05:30:35 UTC
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