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(Jewish Group) Jewish groups condemn Texas elementary school shooting, but only some push for action
fter the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed at least 19 children and two adults on Tuesday, an array of Jewish groups issued statements that fell into two categories: generalized grief and recommendations for action.
The groups who repeated longstanding and direct calls for gun control included those aligned with the Reform and Conservative movement, along with B’nai B’rith International, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW).
The NCJW was arguably the most blunt.
“We must end gun violence in this country,” the group said on Twitter. “We must choose leaders and laws that regulate and restrict guns.”
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