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Congress condemns Holocaust museum shooting

By Eric Fingerhut · June 12, 2009

Both the House and Senate unanimously pass resolutions offering condolences to the family of Stephen Johns.

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Museum to open Friday

By Eric Fingerhut · June 11, 2009

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will reopen Friday morning.

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AJC sets up fund for family of Officer Johns

By Eric Fingerhut · June 11, 2009

The American Jewish Committee is accepting donations to a memorial fund for the family of the officer killed Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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The shooter and the hero

By Ami Eden · June 11, 2009

The Washington Post reports that the security killed at the Holocaust museum had went of his way to open the door for the shooter. The newspaper profiles both men.

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Four commentaries

By Ami Eden · June 11, 2009

The Washington Post/Newsweek religion Web site has published of commentaries on the shooting, including ones from historian Jonathan Sarna and Rabbi Sharon Brous.

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The Obama/Jewish effect

By Ami Eden · June 11, 2009

Northeastern University criminologist Jack Levin says the sight of Barack Obama and his Jewish advisers has “generated a backlash of white supremacy.”

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Jewish groups react: Gun control, security funding, extremism

By Ami Eden · June 11, 2009

A look at how Jewish organizations are reacting to the shooting.

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We don’t own this tragedy

By Ron Kampeas · June 11, 2009

Over at The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg snipes at gun-control interlopers who want to stake out a claim to yesterday’s Holocaust Museum shooting. JTA’s Ron Kampeas comes to their defense.