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The blood libel never went away. Last week in Washington, D.C., it went viral.

JL;DR SUMMARY The ancient and pernicious myth of the blood libel has resurfaced in a viral guerrilla art display at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. 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 HistoryNetanyahuSocial MediaBlood LibelWashington D.C.Historical MythsUnion StationGuerrilla ArtMassena Incident

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Once again the medieval lie that Jews consume human blood has landed, this time at Washington, D.C.s Union Station."
Norwich, England, United Kingdom
"Since medieval England, where, in 1144, the first blood libel surfaced with the accusation that Jews murdered a child in Norwich, the blood libel has spread around the world."
Kielce, Holy Cross, Poland
"In Poland in 1946, a child, fearing punishment for wandering off, knew enough about the canard to lie, saying Jews had kidnapped and held him."
Damascus, Syria
"In 1840, when a Capuchin friar and his Muslim servant disappeared in Damascus, Syria, rumors started: The Jews murdered them because they needed Christian blood to make matzoh, the unleavened bread of Passover."
Massena, New York, United States
"Sept. 22, 1928 brought the most significant blood libel accusation on American soil. In Massena, a town in northern New York State, the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses on lawns."

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