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Today is the 50th anniversary of the Kent State massacre, when on May 4, 1970, American college students protesting the bombing in Southeast Asia, came under fire from the Ohio National Guard, resulting in the death of four students with several others injured. The killings sparked outrage across American campuses and is indelibly marked on the American conscious.
What many don't know is the Jewish dimension to that tragedy.
Even though Jews were only about 5% of the student body at Kent State, that three of the four students murdered on that day were Jewish, was "an extremely unlikely mathematical probability."
May our young people never again come to harm at the hand of its own government. God Bless America.
The victims:
What many don't know is the Jewish dimension to that tragedy.
Even though Jews were only about 5% of the student body at Kent State, that three of the four students murdered on that day were Jewish, was "an extremely unlikely mathematical probability."
May our young people never again come to harm at the hand of its own government. God Bless America.
Remembering Kent State as an American Tragedy With a Jewish Face
At 11 p.m. on May 3, a group of marchers will begin a candlelight vigil at Kent State University in Ohio to recall what is for many a distant echo from another era. Forwarding the News Thoughtful, balanced reporting from the Forward and around the web, bringing you updated news and analysis of...
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The victims:
William Knox Schroeder - Wikipedia
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Sandra Lee Scheuer - Wikipedia
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Jeffrey Miller (shooting victim) - Wikipedia
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Allison Krause - Wikipedia
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