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Reversing course, Philadelphia Jewish museum says it will rehang Israeli flag that was vandalized

JL;DR SUMMARY The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia has faced controversy over its decision-making following vandalism of an Israeli flag on its facade. 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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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia announced Thursday that it will return an Israeli flag to its facade after two consecutive weeks of vandalism."
Maryland, United States
"In June, the federal government arrested a Maryland man accused of sending threatening letters to the Weitzman that referenced the museums many big open windows, Kristallnacht, anger and rage and a future need to rebuild the institution following its destruction."
Oregon, United States
"Last month, several swastikas were painted on the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, and in June at a Jewish art museum in Manhattan, a man wrote the word Gaza."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Last summer, a sculpture outside of the Brooklyn Museum in New York was tagged with a host of pro-Palestinian phrases including Ur museum kills kids in Palestine! and F-k Israel."
Beverly Hills, California, United States
"This week, when the school board in Beverly Hills, California, voted to install Israeli flags in the districts schools, one board member warned that the move could turn the schools into targets."

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