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Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim identified as victims in Capital Jewish Museum shooting

JL;DR SUMMARY Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two Israeli embassy staff members, were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The tragedy has deeply affected the embassy and the broader community. 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 CommunityAbraham AccordsIsraeli EmbassyMiddle East PeaceInterfaith DialogueWashington D.C.Public DiplomacyCapital Jewish MuseumYaron LischinskySarah Milgrim

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"The two Israeli embassy staffers who were shot to death outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night have been identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim."
Jerusalem, Israel
"The couple was on the verge of becoming engaged and a proposal had been planned for next week in Jerusalem, Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said at a press conference after the shooting."
Germany
"Lischinsky was a German immigrant to Israel who served in the Israeli army before studying international relations and diplomacy at multiple Israeli universities, according to his LinkedIn profile."
Kansas, United States
"Milgrim grew up in the Kansas City suburbs, where her family has been affiliated with Reform synagogues, and was a teenager when a white supremacist shot and killed three people at Jewish institutions in that city."

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