"It's a scary time for the Jewish community," says actor Jonathan Lipnicki (30). He's one of the volunteers who offer their protection to a "community on edge."
Anti-semitic attacks are spiking in Los Angeles. Volunteer Remi Franklin put out a message after the sushi restaurant attack (video below): “If anyone in the Jewish community in greater L.A. is concerned about walking to Shul or home, I’ll walk with you.”
On his first protection shift, Lipnicki was thanked by an older Orthodox man who said, "We appreciate you so much. You're not scared?" Lipnicki replied, “No, you gotta do the right thing, man." His grandfather, an Auschwitz survivor, told him to "always do your part."
from LATimes
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