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13 Charged in Brooklyn Synagogue Tunnel Scuffle

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13 Charged in Brooklyn Synagogue Tunnel Scuffle
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APR 2024
Image copyright: Spencer Platt/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated APR 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

The tunnels dug under 770 and the subsequent damage caused by the attempt to connect them to the main synagogue building were rogue acts of vandalism committed by an overzealous group of youngsters. These were undoubtedly criminal actions, but they in no way represent the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

The Daily Beast

Narrative B

This whole situation has been blown massively out of proportion. The students behind this simply wanted to fulfill what they believed were the Rebbe's wishes — they were misinterpreting the fact that most of the community would likely favor an expansion of the synagogue. These young men are naive, but they are far from criminals.

New York Times

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New York TimesAPR 2024
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