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Rabbis arrested during Jewish-led anti-ICE protest in NYC

JL;DR SUMMARY A group of rabbis was arrested during a Jewish-led protest against ICE at a New York City courthouse, highlighting the ongoing Jewish activism in support of immigrant rights. 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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ProtestNew YorkJewish ActivismArrestsRabbisTruahBend The ArcCommunity UnityImmigrant RightsIce

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New York, United States
"A group of rabbis were arrested on Thursday evening while protesting outside of 26 Federal Plaza, a Lower Manhattan immigration courthouse where a number of immigrants detained by ICE are being held."
Washington D.C., Washington DC, United States
"The protest was organized by Truah and another progressive Jewish group, Bend the Arc. The two groups previously staged a protest outside ICE headquarters in Washington D.C. in February, when public outcry against the Trump administrations immigration enforcement tactics was at a high."

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