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Boston Globe
5 days ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
The eternal light of the woman gunned down at the Jewish Museum
Milgrim's mission, personally and as an aide at the Israeli Embassy, was peace. For that cause, she strove valiantly, constantly, and in the service of that cause, her life was taken. A force of goodness and grace met the embodiment of evil. Milgrim did not go gentle into that good night. Advertisement Young children can remark that perhaps God is crying when it pours like it did on that stormy night. The rain pelting Washington may have saved lives, as attendees at the American Jewish Committee event waited inside and ran to cars in the moments before the shooting. The suspected gunman fumbled with his weapon. It jammed. The AJC had held another event the night before, where centenarian Advertisement Shortly before Hitler came to power, antisemitic thugs had murdered Frank's uncle when they discovered he was Jewish as he walked down the street. As a child in Nazi Germany, Cohn saw the antisemitic evil that rang out in gunfire in Washington last week. After the suspect allegedly fired 21 rounds of bullets into Sarah and Yaron, he entered the building to taunt the other Jewish attendees at the event, proud of his heinous crime: His chants echoed slogans from demonstrations on college campuses last year. Jewish students were regarded by some as being too sensitive to these protests, as their classmates, much like Frank's nanny, embraced carelessness with their lives, screaming 'Globalize the Intifada,' a call for worldwide violence against Jews. While it is true that many of the college demonstrators display an uncommon ignorance about the subject matter, the Jewish students on their campuses, like the small Jewish boy on the streets of Nazi Germany, knew that they had been betrayed. A CNN anchor Advertisement To use language common to the campus culture, I would ask that anchor if she believes Forgive me if I seem enraged. I am. It was a righteous fury to defy the Nazis that sustained Frank in his noble mission in World War II, and a righteous fury that fueled the soul of Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who never gave up for the cause of peace, who sought justice for sexual assault victims of Oct. 7, and who brightened the world with her magnificent fire. May her drive light our way, pushing toward goodness, against the hatred in the heart of her suspected killer, and toward the peace she furiously sought.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Victim's body returned to Israel as Jewish Americans reel from museum attack
The body of Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli embassy employee gunned down in a possible antisemitic attack in Washington D.C. this week, was expected to arrive back in the Jewish state on Friday, officials said. Loved ones of Lischinsky and representatives of the Israeli Foreign Ministry will receive the victim's coffin at an undisclosed airport before it's taken to a burial site, according to a ministry spokesperson Lischinsky, 30, and his colleague and girlfriend Sarah Milgrim, 26, were gunned down Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum. Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old Chicago resident, was arrested at the scene. He allegedly shouted 'Free, free Palestine' after opening fire outside the museum on Wednesday night. The suspect told officers on the scene, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,' according to prosecutors. Jewish leaders in Chicago decried the slayings and pinned blame on burgeoning antisemitism coming from protests against Israel. The Jewish state's military action in Gaza, seeking to root out Hamas in the wake of its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, has sparked protest against Jerusalem throughout the United States. David Goldenberg, Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said that calls for Israel to curtail military action have too often devolved into antisemitism. "Saying 'Free Palestine' is, in itself, not antisemitic," Goldenberg told reporters in Chicago on Friday. "When the (anti-Jewish) chants begin, you as the leader, you lead. You shut it down. You make it clear to people coming to the protest (that) you don't bring a sign that says 'Globalize the Intifada' we're not going to have a sign that celebrates and calls for violence against Jews." FBI agents were going through Rodriguez's apartment in the quiet tree-lined street in the Albany Park neighborhood on Thursday looking for any evidence that could link or explain the suspect's actions and motives. "This horror hits even closer to home," said Chicago Alderman Debra Silverstein. "We have learned that the attacker lives in Chicago and was likely radicalized right here in our city. This is not just a national tragedy, it is a local wake up call." Rodriguez came to the DMV on Tuesday, flying in from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in northern Virginia, according to United Airlines records cited in the affidavit. He declared his firearm in his checked baggage and flew with it across state lines, the affidavit said. This article was originally published on
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
DC Jewish Museum shooting victim Yaron Lischinsky's body to be returned to Israel Friday
The body of Yaron Lischinsky, the Israeli embassy employee who was gunned down in an antisemitic attack in Washington, DC, Wednesday night, is expected to return to Israel on Friday, officials confirmed. Loved ones of Lichinsky and representatives of the Israel Foreign Ministry will receive his coffin at an undisclosed airport before it's taken to a burial site, a ministry spokesperson told NBC News. Yaron Lischinsky was gunned-down alongside his soon-to-be fiancée outside the Capitol Jewish Museum on Wednesday. @yaron_li/X Advertisement Lichinsky and his colleague and girlfriend, Sarah Milgrim, were allegedly shot and killed by 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez outside the Capital Jewish Museum shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday. Rodriguez allegedly shouted 'Free, free Palestine' after admitting to the shooting outside the museum. He told officers on the scene, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,' according to prosecutors. The museum was hosting an event organized by the American Jewish Committee. Advertisement Follow The Post's coverage on Israeli Embassy staffers killed in DC David Goldenberg, Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said that calls for Israel to stop military action have devolved into antisemitic acts. 'Saying 'Free Palestine' is, in itself, not antisemitic,' Goldenberg told reporters in Chicago Friday, per the outlet. Elias Rodriguez, a leftist from Chicago, was arrested for the gruesome slayings. Thehistorymakers Advertisement 'When the (anti-Jewish) chants begin, you as the leader, you lead. You shut it down. You make it clear to people coming to the protest (that) you don't bring a sign that says 'Globalize the Intifada' we're not going to have a sign that celebrates and calls for violence against Jews.' Lischinsky served as a research assistant in the embassy's Political Department since September 2022 after serving three years in the Israel Defense Forces, according to his LinkedIn. Milgrim, who earned degrees from the University of Kansas and American University, has worked in the embassy's Department of Public Diplomacy since November 2023, her online profile stated.
NBC News
23-05-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
Victim's body returned to Israel as Jewish Americans reel from museum attack
The body of Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli embassy employee gunned down in a possible antisemitic attack in Washington D.C. this week, was expected to arrive back in the Jewish state on Friday, officials said. Loved ones of Lischinsky and representatives of the Israeli Foreign Ministry will receive the victim's coffin at an undisclosed airport before it's taken to a burial site, according to a ministry spokesperson Lischinsky, 30, and his colleague and girlfriend Sarah Milgrim, 26, were gunned down Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum. Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old Chicago resident, was arrested at the scene. He allegedly shouted 'Free, free Palestine' after opening fire outside the museum on Wednesday night. The suspect told officers on the scene, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,' according to prosecutors. Jewish leaders in Chicago decried the slayings and pinned blame on burgeoning antisemitism coming from protests against Israel. The Jewish state's military action in Gaza, seeking to root out Hamas in the wake of its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, has sparked protest against Jerusalem throughout the United States. David Goldenberg, Midwest regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said that calls for Israel to curtail military action have too often devolved into antisemitism. "Saying 'Free Palestine' is, in itself, not antisemitic," Goldenberg told reporters in Chicago on Friday. "When the (anti-Jewish) chants begin, you as the leader, you lead. You shut it down. You make it clear to people coming to the protest (that) you don't bring a sign that says 'Globalize the Intifada' we're not going to have a sign that celebrates and calls for violence against Jews." FBI agents were going through Rodriguez's apartment in the quiet tree-lined street in the Albany Park neighborhood on Thursday looking for any evidence that could link or explain the suspect's actions and motives. "This horror hits even closer to home," said Chicago Alderman Debra Silverstein. "We have learned that the attacker lives in Chicago and was likely radicalized right here in our city. This is not just a national tragedy, it is a local wake up call." Rodriguez came to the DMV on Tuesday, flying in from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in northern Virginia, according to United Airlines records cited in the affidavit. He declared his firearm in his checked baggage and flew with it across state lines, the affidavit said.
