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The San Diego imam defended Oct. 7. His mosque still deserves our help

JL;DR SUMMARY In the wake of a tragic shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, Jewish leaders were correct in expressing sympathy and support despite past controversial statements by the mosque's imam. 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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AdlHate CrimesJewish SolidarityPolitical ViolenceJewish Muslim RelationsSocial Media HarassmentGun Control AdvocacyIslamic Center Of San DiegoImam Taha HassaneA Mark Foundation

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San Diego, California, United States
"Jewish leaders and institutions like the ADL correctly expressed sympathy and support after Mondays fatal shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Photo by Sandy Huffaker / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images"
West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
"The aftermath is just devastating, Rabbi Jen Lader of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich. which recently weathered a ramming attack told NPR."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"As the attack was unfolding, leaders of Jewish Federations of North America were in Washington. D.C. seeking $1 billion in security funding for houses of worship of all faiths."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"said that the Zionist propaganda machine bore some responsibility for the 2023 murder of an 8-year-old Muslim boy in Chicago at the hands of a mentally unstable, Islamophobic, non-Jewish man."

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