TONIGHT: Candlelight Vigil/Memorial for LGBT Teens Murdered in Tel Aviv
On Saturday, a masked assailant dressed in black from head to toe opened fire on a gay teen center’s support group meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 2 members of the group: 16 year old, Liz Trubeshi, and 26 year old, Nir Katz, the support group counselor, and wounding 10 others. The gunman managed to find the secret location of the support group’s meetings; many of the kids were not yet out to their parents before the shooting. On Sunday, thousands in Tel Aviv protested the senseless murders, and crowds gathered in other Israeli cities as well. An ad hoc group of San Francisco-based Jewish and gay organizations and individuals is organizing a candlelight vigil/memorial for tonight, Monday night, to memorialize the young Israeli victims. The safety of LGBT youth is of utmost concern; this could happen at any center anywhere in the world. Organizers are calling for LGBT centers around the country and world to also hold vigils on Monday. People will gather at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav (290 Dolores St @ 16th St) at 6:00pm and march down Dolores Street and then down Market Street to the San Francisco LGBT Center (1800 Market Street @ Octavia St). .
SCHEDULE:
TONIGHT, Monday, August 3, 2009
| 5:30pm | Gather at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav (290 Dolores St @ 16th St, San Francisco) | |
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| 6:00pm | March from Sha’ar Zahav to SF LGBT Center (1800 Market Street @ Octavia St, San Francisco) | |
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| 6:30pm | Speakers & Candlelight Vigil |
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SPEAKERS:
- Rabbi Camille Angel (Congregation Sha'ar Zahav)
- Ruby Cymrot-Wu (Jewish Mosaic)
- Sup. Bevan Dufty (SF Board of Supervisors)
- Ashley Perreira (Youth Space at the SF LGBT Center)
- Gayle Roberts (SF LGBT Center)
- Jessica Trubowitch (JCRC)
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VIGIL ORGANIZERS:
- Rabbi Camille Angel (Congregation Sha’ar Zahav)
- Supervisor Bevan Dufty
- Martin Tannenbaum (LGBT Alliance)
- Organizer Lisa Geduldig
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The Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco
- LGBT Alliance
- Israel Center
- SF LGBT Center
- Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
- Kol Tzedek: A Bay Area Coalition of Jewish Organizations for Justice and LGBT Rights.
Content for this blog post was provided courtesy of San Francisco publicist and co-organizer Lisa Geduldig. Click here for the original press release.
