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Jewish diaspora mourns attack on Israel, but carries on by celebrating holidays

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and AMY TAXIN
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The Jewish diaspora is trying to make sense of an attack that killed hundreds and wounded many more during a holiday season that is supposed to be among the most festive times on the Jewish holiday calendar. The attacks by the militant group Hamas came the day after the end of Sukkot, the weeklong celebration to commemorate the harvest season and the period in which Jews lived in the desert after being freed from slavery in Egypt. American Jewish Congress president Jack Rosen says it’s no accident that the attack was carried out during a holiday and the Jewish Sabbath.

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