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New York is failing to protect its Jewish citizens.

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Shmuley Boteach recounts a summer of increasing antisemitism he faced across Europe, exacerbated further by a recent incident in New York. 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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HamasJewish IdentityNew YorkEuropeCivil RightsShmuley BoteachJewish MemoryLegal ActionShani Louk

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New York City, New York, United States
"And now, shockingly, it has followed me back to New York, to the supposed sanctuary of Manhattan and one of its prestigious luxury towers, Waterline Square, where I was threatened with punitive legal action for a memorial service for Shani Louk, one of October 7ths most famous victims."
New Jersey, United States
"Everywhere I went in Europe and now even in my own home in the New York/New Jersey area I was confronted with a rising tide of hostility, intimidation, and outright violence directed against me for one reason: I am a visible Jew in the public eye who fights for his people."
Vienna, Austria
"In Vienna, I was physically assaulted in the very heart of St. Stephens Square by an Islamist mob who recognized me as I walked by a Free Palestine rally, something we saw in virtually every European city we visited."
Paris, Île-de-France, France
"Everywhere I traveled, I saw the same sight: Free Palestine marches choking the streets of European capitals. From Paris to Frankfurt, from Basel to Toledo, masses of people waved Hamas flags and shouted slogans that demonized Israel, while ignoring the October 7th massacre."
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
"Everywhere I traveled, I saw the same sight: Free Palestine marches choking the streets of European capitals. From Paris to Frankfurt, from Basel to Toledo, masses of people waved Hamas flags and shouted slogans that demonized Israel, while ignoring the October 7th massacre."
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
"Everywhere I traveled, I saw the same sight: Free Palestine marches choking the streets of European capitals. From Paris to Frankfurt, from Basel to Toledo, masses of people waved Hamas flags and shouted slogans that demonized Israel, while ignoring the October 7th massacre."
Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
"Everywhere I traveled, I saw the same sight: Free Palestine marches choking the streets of European capitals. From Paris to Frankfurt, from Basel to Toledo, masses of people waved Hamas flags and shouted slogans that demonized Israel, while ignoring the October 7th massacre."
Israel
"On October 7, 2023, the Jewish People endured their darkest day since the Holocaust. Hamas terrorists poured into Israel, murdering 1,200 innocents, mutilating bodies, kidnapping hostages, and unleashing carnage."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Murdered at the Nova Music Festival, she was desecrated by Hamas, her half-naked body paraded in the back of a pickup truck through Gaza."
Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
"The most famous victim was Shani Louk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli woman, full of vitality and promise. Murdered at the Nova Music Festival, she was desecrated by Hamas, her half-naked body paraded in the back of a pickup truck through Gaza."
Berlin, Germany
"The most famous victim was Shani Louk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli woman, full of vitality and promise. Murdered at the Nova Music Festival, she was desecrated by Hamas, her half-naked body paraded in the back of a pickup truck through Gaza."
Australia
"On a European river cruise where I was doing research on the First Crusade and Second Crusade for my new book about the origins of annihilator antisemitism, my family and I were subject to a torrent of complaints from a group of Australians."
Massachusetts, United States
"Waterline Square is the product of General Investment and Development Companies, a Boston-based developer that poured $2.3 billion into this three-tower complex."

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