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Commentary: When will you allow me to grieve the loss of my Jewish brothers and sisters?

Women react on the street where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit Ashdod on Oct. 9, 2023, in Ashdod Israel.

Amid the current wave of bloodshed in Israel and Gaza, it’s easy to forget that last week saw the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust. The Hamas-led slaughter of more than 1,400 Israelis on Oct. 7 will likely be added to the long list of tragic dates we’ve marked over the centuries, commemorating one slaughter after another.

Politics briefly aside, Oct. 7 was first and foremost a mass slaughter of Jews. More than 1,400 Jews — including

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