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‘Sarah, we will continue your mission’: DC Jewish museum shooting victim mourned at Kansas City funeral

JL;DR SUMMARY The funeral for Sarah Milgrim, an Israeli embassy employee killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., was marked by reflections on her life dedicated to diplomacy and peacebuilding. 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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Jewish CommunityZionismIsraeli EmbassyIsraeli Palestinian RelationsJewish MuseumsFuneralKansas CityPeacebuildingSarah Milgrim

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Overland Park, Kansas, United States
"Rabbi Doug Alpert speaks at the funeral of Sarah Milgrim at Congregation Beth Torah in Overland Park, Kansas, on May 27, 2025."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"The attack occurred late Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where the victims had just attended an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee that focused in part on humanitarian aid in Gaza."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Their alleged killer a far-left activist from Chicago shouted Free Palestine as he was arrested."
Jerusalem, Israel
"She marked her bat mitzvah in Jerusalem in 2012, a milestone also celebrated at Beth Torah."
Israel
"After graduating, Milgrim spent time in Israel, working at a nonprofit that uses technology to build relations between Israelis and Palestinians, and moved to Washington, D.C., to earn two masters degrees and pursue a career in peace and diplomacy."

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