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Naomi Wadler, 11, a student at George Mason Elementary School, who organized a school walkout at her school in Alexandria, Va., after the school shooting in Parkland, Fa., speaks during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington, Saturday, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
April 16, 2018, 3:46 am
11-year-old gun control activist says she’s taunted for being black and Jewish
Classmates told Naomi Wadler she can't be Jewish because 'there aren’t black people who are Jews'
By JTA
Mourners bring flowers as they pay tribute at a memorial for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Parkland, Florida. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
April 13, 2018, 8:42 pm
House members blast anti-Semitic attacks on Parkland school shooting survivors
Student leaders have been likened to Nazis on social media; 'Policy differences are never an excuse for anti-Semitism'
By JTA
Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 19, 2018. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
April 12, 2018, 5:26 am
Florida school shooter wants to donate inheritance to survivors
Nikolas Cruz's lawyers say he wants funds, estimated at some $800,000, to help 'facilitate healing'
By AFP
Screen capture from the Facebook page of 'The Common Sense Conservative.' 'Facebook)
March 28, 2018, 1:30 am
Aide to NY senator fired for comparing student protesting gun violence to Hitler
Brooklyn Sen. Marty Golden says Facebook photos showing high school activist juxtaposed with war time German dictator are 'intolerable'
By JTA
Parkland shooting survivors (from left to right) Dani Tylim, Maia Hebron and Eden Hebron spoke at the Tel Aviv March For Our Lives rally on March 23, 2018. (Tracy Frydberg/Times of Israel)
March 25, 2018, 5:02 pm
Jewish teen survivors of Florida attack use Israel trip to talk gun control
On vacation in Israel, Parkland high school students commend country's gun laws -- and vow to fight for similar reform in the US
By Tracy Frydberg
Looking west from the stage area, the crowd fills Pennsylvania Avenue during the 'March for Our Lives' rally in support of gun control, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 24, 2018, 11:38 pm
‘This just needs to stop’: Hundreds of thousands across US decry guns
At nationwide rallies, protesters denounce the National Rifle Association and its allies, say they are tired of government inaction
By ASHRAF KHALIL and Calvin Woodward
People arrive for the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, DC on March 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
March 24, 2018, 7:30 pm
Crowds gather for largest US gun control protest in a generation
Student-organized protest features rallies from coast to coast, with the main event in Washington within sight of the US Capitol
By Chris Lefkow and Sébastien BLANC
Students from the High School for American Studies in the Bronx. (Cathryn J. Prince)
March 24, 2018, 6:57 pm
Jewish marchers at US gun rallies demand Congressional action
'No political agenda is more critical than addressing gun violence issues,' one Orthodox organization says, as hundreds of thousands throughout America rally for legislative reform
By Cathryn J. Prince
Ilan Alhadeff, joined at left by his wife Lori Alhadeff, holds a photograph of their daughter, Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, who was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., during a rally in support of gun control at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
March 24, 2018, 10:56 am
Organizers hope to draw half a million to gun control rally
Washington protest the center of more than 800 demonstrations held worldwide; dozens take part in Tel Aviv gathering outside US embassy
By ASHRAF KHALIL
Parkland shooting survivor Dani Tylim speaking at the 'March for Our Lives' protest in Tel Aviv on March 23, 2018. (Tracy Frydberg/Times of Israel)
March 23, 2018, 4:58 pm
Parkland survivors speak out at Tel Aviv’s ‘March for Our Lives’ rally
Three Jewish teen survivors of last month's Florida shooting address protest against gun violence in front of the US embassy, one of 800 demonstrations worldwide
By Tracy Frydberg
Sen. Doug Jones, an Alabama Democrat, heads to the Senate to vote on the bipartisan "Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act" which would allow victims of sex trafficking to sue websites that enabled their abuse, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
March 23, 2018, 10:58 am
Alabama senator says Congress must act on gun violence
In maiden Senate speech, Doug Jones says nation has reached a tipping point on guns following mass shooting at Florida high school
By Matthew Daly
This March 14, 2018 file photo shows students at Roosevelt High School in Seattle taking part in a protest against gun violence. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes, File)
March 23, 2018, 10:45 am
After Parkland shooting, worldwide ‘March for Our Lives’
Pro-gun critics 'like to believe we're puppets, because if human beings have this power then they might not need a gun,' says organizer
By KELLI KENNEDY
A police car parks outside of Great Mills High School in Maryland where a shooting was reported on March 20, 2018. (Screen capture/Twitter)
March 20, 2018, 4:15 pm
Two injured in shooting at Maryland high school
Victims plus shooter, also hurt, taken to local hospital, extent of injuries unknown
By AP
Ben Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda in their new charity single, 'Found Tonight' (YouTube)
March 20, 2018, 12:41 pm
Ben Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda fight violence with vocals
'Hamilton' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' stars create mashup of 'You Will Be Found' and 'The Story of Tonight' to support March for our Lives gun control campaign
By Tracy Frydberg
Jared Moskowitz speaking in the Florida legislature, March 7, 2018. (Screenshot from YouTube)
March 17, 2018, 4:54 am
Emotional speech by a Jewish legislator helped pass Florida’s new gun law
Democrat Jared Moskowitz leads efforts to pass gun reform in his state after 17 children killed in school shooting
By Ron Kampeas
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