Tag: Parade
Israel Police urges armed guard in every synagogue on Purim
At least one armed guard should be present in every synagogue in Israel during Sunday and Monday’s Purim holiday, as the terror threat across the country remains high amid the ongoing war with Hamas, Deputy...
ADL condemns neo-Nazi protests of Broadway play about antisemitic lynching
With a book by Alfred Uhry, and lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown, the 1998 musical “Parade” tells the tragic story of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, who was tried, convicted and sentenced to death...
Aftermath of a shooting: Jewish communal leaders deconstruct Highland Park circumstances
The suspect who killed seven and injured at least 38 people at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., is being held without bond after being charged on Wednesday with seven counts of first-degree...
Renewed calls for gun control after July Fourth mass shooting leaves seven dead, 30...
The suspected shooter in the Highland Park Independence Day Parade on Monday—Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, 21, of Highwood, Ill.—is in police custody after what Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said was the bloodiest day...
Gunman targets July Fourth parade in one of Chicago’s most Jewish suburbs
CHICAGO—As the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., commenced heading down Central Avenue in one of Chicago’s most Jewish suburbs, gunshots rang out at approximately 10:19 a.m. CST from the rooftop of...
Some 5,000 Israelis take part in Jerusalem flag march; Arabs clash with police
Some 5,000 Israelis took part in a flag march in Jerusalem on Tuesday evening after it was postponed on May 10, Jerusalem Day, due to a security escalation.
The marchers walked down a new route agreed upon...
Parade in Spain features Nazi costumes, float resembling Auschwitz entrance
A Holocaust-themed parade that took place in Spain recently featured participants dressed as Adolf Hitler and Nazi concentration-camp prisoners.
The display on Feb. 23 in Badajos followed similar processions the same week in Aalst, Belgium and Campo de Criptana, Spain.
During...