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On his first trip to Auschwitz, New Jersey governor urges vigilance against rising antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, on his first visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, participated in the March of the Living to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day. 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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AuschwitzJewish CommunityHolocaust EducationNew JerseyHolocaust RemembranceMarch Of The LivingSecurity GrantsPhil Murphy

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Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"He had just attended the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camps and his first visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau."
New Jersey, United States
"A recent Anti-Defamation League report showed that New Jersey was the third highest state in the nation in the number of antisemitic incidents last year 719."
Birkenau, Lesser Poland, Poland
"He had just attended the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camps and his first visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau."
Gaza, New Jersey, United States
"Murphy also met with the British ambassador to Israel, Simon Walters, to discuss efforts to release the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, who is a New Jersey native."
Israel
"Murphy said that some of his most cherished and most profound moments in office were his trips and issues related to the Jewish community, including his eight trips to Israel, three as governor."
Poland
"The March of the Living, an annual educational program founded by several Israeli officials, brings thousands of Jewish young people to Poland every year to mark Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, with a symbolic march to the eras most notorious death camps."

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