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Behind the Aegis

(53,959 posts)
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 07:48 PM Oct 2021

Jewish fraternity house on GW campus broken into and vandalized, sacred texts desecrated

Source: ABC News Washington, D.C.

A Jewish fraternity house on the campus of George Washington University was broken into and vandalized this weekend.

The Alpha-Pi Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon reports that sacred Jewish texts were desecrated.

A member of the fraternity tells 7News that it happened Saturday night into Sunday morning, probably between midnight and 2 a.m. He said fraternity members were out celebrating Halloween.

The Torah that was desecrated is going through the religious process for burial, the member tells 7News.

Read more: https://wjla.com/news/local/jewish-fraternity-house-on-gw-campus-broken-into-and-vandalized-sacred-texts-desecrated

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Jewish fraternity house on GW campus broken into and vandalized, sacred texts desecrated (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Oct 2021 OP
Oh my god, what a horror............. WHY??? secondwind Oct 2021 #1
The Chumpkin right perceives Jews as having "turned on Trump despite all he did for Israel" peppertree Oct 2021 #18
Well sure, the there's that, and.... SergeStorms Nov 2021 #26
Some people are a pain in the a$$! madashelltoo Oct 2021 #2
A great evil has returned to us out of the cesspits of history. nt Hekate Oct 2021 #3
And the portal was the top three floors of a building on Fifth Ave. rsdsharp Oct 2021 #5
Hate and ignorance never left. Solly Mack Oct 2021 #7
I know, but we counted it as a great advance that they had to hide their faces. ... Hekate Oct 2021 #12
My HATE thermostat is raging. elleng Oct 2021 #4
Huh? DURHAM D Oct 2021 #6
I was thinking the same thing. groundloop Oct 2021 #9
Me too. Must be a national trait? RVN VET71 Nov 2021 #23
Lazy reporting. This chapter is about 1/4 Jewish members IronLionZion Nov 2021 #27
: onecaliberal Oct 2021 #8
So sorry to hear this Budi Oct 2021 #10
Somewhere I saw a tweet this afternoon with a very short video of a young woman bragging about it. George II Oct 2021 #11
Seriously, I mean what the fuck. Really? Aren't we supposed to have evolved beyond all TeamProg Oct 2021 #13
It's unbelievable. Without words. marble falls Oct 2021 #14
"The Torah was ripped apart & had detergent poured all over it" JudyM Oct 2021 #15
How could someone I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #16
Dickless, you mean, dickless Nazi scumbags. RVN VET71 Nov 2021 #25
Post removed Post removed Oct 2021 #17
... Kali Nov 2021 #19
So disgusting! These are incredibly crafted sacred texts. Damn you neo-Nazis. electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #20
Maybe some of Kavanaugh's followers next door at Georgetown DFW Nov 2021 #21
I like beer. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2021 #24
The Torah is part of the Old Testament. keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #22

peppertree

(21,639 posts)
18. The Chumpkin right perceives Jews as having "turned on Trump despite all he did for Israel"
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 11:56 PM
Oct 2021

Despite the fact that Jewish voters, as a whole, never supported Mango Mussolini (they backed Hillary by a 47% margin, and Biden by a 54% margin).

And that Cheeto never "did anything" for Israel - other than coddling Nutty-yahoo (which was more of a disservice than anything).

But you know the right-wing credo: never let facts get in thee way of a good story.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
26. Well sure, the there's that, and....
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:33 AM
Nov 2021

Jewish people are in the final steps of their plan to replace them.

Have one of them told us why the Jewish people want to replace them?

They don't want to replace them as much as they'd just like them to stop all the hate. That doesn't seem like such a big request.

This was a senseless, hateful attack.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
12. I know, but we counted it as a great advance that they had to hide their faces. ...
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 09:03 PM
Oct 2021

All Trump did was overturn all the rocks and cheer the ugly things wiggling underneath.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
10. So sorry to hear this
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 08:26 PM
Oct 2021

Perhaps some in our own legislature need to carify some of the division they created, is this what they intended?

A peaceful people existing here in the US, among many beliefs, & this year they become a daily target of hate.

Why.

George II

(67,782 posts)
11. Somewhere I saw a tweet this afternoon with a very short video of a young woman bragging about it.
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 08:58 PM
Oct 2021

I didn't realize this was real at the time so didn't bookmark it.

TeamProg

(6,139 posts)
13. Seriously, I mean what the fuck. Really? Aren't we supposed to have evolved beyond all
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 09:16 PM
Oct 2021

of the hate over religion and skin color BY NOW???!!!

Ask the racist that you know:

Can you tell the difference in taste between WHITE eggs and BROWN eggs?

Green or blue?

I've had many, they all taste the same. I mean, Fucking DUH !!


JudyM

(29,251 posts)
15. "The Torah was ripped apart & had detergent poured all over it"
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 09:43 PM
Oct 2021

Tears in my eyes.

The perps’ parents taught them good values, I’m sure.

GWPD is the only law enforcement investigating this??

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)
16. How could someone
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 10:13 PM
Oct 2021

Just rip apart
the Torah and desecrate it?

That's fucking wrong,even though I am not Jewish ,I respect the things the Torah can teach. Like most spiritual texts I would never destroy it.

However I would destroy
Mein Kamph anyday.

Fucking Nazi scumbags.

RVN VET71

(2,692 posts)
25. Dickless, you mean, dickless Nazi scumbags.
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:31 AM
Nov 2021

I hope the culprits are found, identified publicly, fined, and jailed.

Response to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

electric_blue68

(14,906 posts)
20. So disgusting! These are incredibly crafted sacred texts. Damn you neo-Nazis.
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 02:35 AM
Nov 2021

Not Jewish either, but I wouldn't want sacred text in a place of worship, or other community type garheri ng place to be vandalized, or destroyed. 😔

DFW

(54,403 posts)
21. Maybe some of Kavanaugh's followers next door at Georgetown
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 05:08 AM
Nov 2021

Out on a wholesome Catholic Halloween fraternity prank?

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)
24. I like beer.
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 09:26 AM
Nov 2021

A Torah scroll makes a great tablecloth for beer pong.

Right PJ, Squi, Tobin, Donkey-Dong Doug?





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