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LEARN MOREJews React As Neo-Nazis Return To Charlottesville
Neo-Nazis marched in the streets of Charlottesville as Jews observed Sukkot.
Jews React As Neo-Nazis Return To Charlottesville
Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin
October 12, 2017
Jews at the only synagogue in Charlottesville were observing Sukkot Saturday night only a block from Emancipation Park. There, neo-Nazis returned for a brief rally. They chanted "we will be back" as they marched with Tiki torches.
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