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Philadelphia Jewish museum won’t rehang Israeli flag now after it was vandalized twice in a week

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to repeated acts of vandalism, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia has decided not to rehang an Israeli flag on its facade after it was targeted with red paint twice in a week. 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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Anti Defamation LeagueJewish CommunityHate CrimesPhiladelphiaVandalismCultural InstitutionsIsraeli FlagWeitzman Museum

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"The Weitzman stands with Israel sign as seen in Feb. 2024 on the exterior of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia."
Portland, Oregon, United States
"The Oregon Jewish Museum in Portland discovered blue swastikas sprayed across its doors in late July."
New York, United States
"In New York, a man in Greenwich Village scrawled Gaza on a Jewish art museum in late May."
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
"In the states capital, an arsonist set fire to the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on the first night of Passover when Shapiro and his family were sleeping inside."
Paris, Île-de-France, France
"And in Paris, green paint was splashed across the Holocaust memorial and several synagogues also in May."
Colleyville, Texas, United States
"as well as artifacts from the 2022 synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas."
Israel
"Such incidents reflect a shift since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel and ensuing war in Gaza, when antisemitic harassment and vandalism spiked in the United States and abroad."

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