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I'm a rabbi in Columbus. Here's my answer to the neo-Nazis

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to a disturbing neo-Nazi march in Columbus, Ohio, Rabbi Areyah Kaltmann emphasizes resilience and the power of positive Jewish identity. 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 IdentityChabadNeo NaziCommunityResilienceColumbusJewish CelebrationsRabbi Menachem M. SchneersonPositive Action

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Columbus, Ohio, United States
"A group of neo-Nazis marched through downtown Columbus, Ohio, waving swastika flags and displaying antisemitic language, Nov. 16, 2024."
Ohio, United States
"Governor Mike DeWine, with whom we light the Menorah every year at the governors mansion and who has visited our Chabad house three times over the years, publicly stated via X: We will not tolerate hate in Ohio."
Czechia
"My late father, who lived through the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and survived seven concentration camps, used to describe marches like this from his youth."
Skokie, Illinois, United States
"While I am aware that neo-Nazis once marched in Skokie and later in Charlottesville, I never truly thought this could happen in Columbus, the city Ive proudly called home for the past 33 years."
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"While I am aware that neo-Nazis once marched in Skokie and later in Charlottesville, I never truly thought this could happen in Columbus, the city Ive proudly called home for the past 33 years."

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