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What To Know About The Murder of Sarah Milgrim z"l and Yaron Lischinsky z"l in Washington, D.C.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) mourns the devastating loss of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, beloved members of the AJC community, who were murdered outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., following AJC’s annual Young Diplomats Reception. See below for analysis and resources, video reactions, a prayer for healing, and more.
 

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“They Were Bridge Builders”: Remembering Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky
June 6, 2025
We remember Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky through the voices of those who knew them. Hear about Sarah’s peacebuilding in Morocco and Yaron’s diplomatic efforts to forge stronger ties between Israel and its neighbors. Both were members of the Israeli diplomatic corps and AJC’s extended family. They were tragically murdered after leaving an AJC event in Washington, D.C.
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In Memoriam: Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky
In Memoriam: Sarah Milgrim z"l and Yaron Lischinsky z"l
May 28, 2025
American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations, the Consulate General of Israel in New York, diplomats, and community leaders gathered as one to remember and pay tribute to Sarah Milgrim z”l and Yaron Lischinsky z”l, two young Israeli Embassy staff members murdered last week outside of AJC’s Young Diplomats Reception at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
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AJC Mourns Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky
May 22, 2025
American Jewish Committee (AJC) mourns the devastating loss of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, cherished members of the AJC community, who were murdered outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., last night following AJC’s annual Young Diplomats Reception.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch Op-ed | We Will Not Move on After Attacks in Washington and Boulder
June 2, 2025
We can't afford, America can't afford, and the Jewish people can't afford to move on. Moving on would mean capitulating to those who have, through sick and twisted logic, decided that Sarah and Yaron’s murders are acceptable "resistance" instead of brutal, deadly hatred. We will not move on. We will not be silent. And we need everyone fighting this vicious Jew-hatred with us.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch on CNN: Antisemitic Hate Speech Leads to Real-World Violence
May 22, 2025
After the horrific murders of Yaron Lischinsky z"l and Sarah Milgrim z"l outside an AJC event in Washington, D.C., AJC CEO Ted Deutch joined CNN with a clear and urgent warning: “Words have consequences.”
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6 “Pro-Palestinian” Protest Chants You’ve Heard—And How They’re Being Used to Target Jews
June 2, 2025
As Israel is increasingly demonized, it is imperative to examine the rhetoric being used—including Free Palestine and Globalize the Intifada—and to understand how, in certain contexts, it can escalate into real-world danger for Jews everywhere. 
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“It’s Not Just Chants”: AJC CEO Ted Deutch on Fox News Addresses Deadly Antisemitic Attack
May 22, 2025
In an interview with Fox and Friends following the brutal murder of diplomats Yaron Lischinsky z"l and Sarah Milgrim z"l outside an AJC event on Wednesday night, AJC CEO Ted Deutch sounds the alarm on how antisemitism is not just a Jewish problem—it's a global problem that threatens democracy and all of humanity.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch to MSNBC: Glorifying Terror Isn’t Free Speech — It’s Fueling Violence
May 22, 2025
In a powerful interview with MSNBC, just hours after the tragic murder of Yaron Lischinsky z"l and Sarah Milgrim z"l, AJC CEO Ted Deutch issues a clear warning: Glorifying terror leads to real-world violence against the Jewish people.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch to MSNBC: Tragedy in D.C. Proves Antisemitism Is a Global Threat
May 22, 2025
After the tragic murder of Yaron Lischinsky z"l and Sarah Milgrim z"l outside an American Jewish Committee (AJC) event in Washington, D.C., AJC CEO Ted Deutch appeared on MSNBC with a stark warning: “The world cannot tolerate this kind of hatred.”
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch to CNN's One World: Turn Words into Action in the Fight Against Antisemitism
May 22, 2025
In a moving interview with CNN’s One World, AJC CEO Ted Deutch reflects on the lives of Sarah Milgrim z"l and Yaron Lischinsky z"l—beloved members of the AJC family who were committed to building a better future for Israel and the Jewish people.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch on CNN's Jake Tapper: The Deadly Consequences of Normalization of Antisemitism
May 22, 2025
AJC CEO Ted Deutch joins CNN's Jake Tapper following the horrific antisemitic shooting outside an AJC event in Washington, D.C., where two young Jewish leaders — Sarah Milgrim z'l and Yaron Lischinsky z'l — were murdered.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch on Honoring the Lives of Sarah Milgrim z"l and Yaron Lischinsky z"l
May 23, 2025
As part of AJC's program honoring the Lives of Sarah Milgrim z"l and Yaron Lischinsky z"l, AJC CEO Ted Deutch shared his memories of the couple and delivered a special pre-Shabbat message of how to turn pain into purpose.
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Mourners gather for a vigil for the victims of the Capital Jewish Museum shooting outside of the White House on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two Israeli Embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were gunned down Wednesday evening after an event at the museum by a man shouting slogans in support for Palestine.
AJC’s CEO Ted Deutch: Messages That Moved Me After the D.C. Tragedy
May 29, 2025
In this episode about the week following the antisemitic murders of Israeli embassy employees Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, AJC CEO Ted Deutch shares how leaders and allies around the globe, as well as hostage families, despite their own state of grief, have reached out to offer comfort and condolences, and what we all must do to shape a new future for the Jewish people.
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United in Grief and Strength: Honoring Sarah Milgrim z"l and Yaron Lischinsky z"l
May 23, 2025
American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Jews around the world have been left completely shaken by events in Washington, D.C. on May 21, where two members of the Israeli diplomatic community—Sarah Milgrim z”l and Yaron Lischinsky z”l, cherished friends of AJC—were shot and killed after leaving an AJC gathering for young professionals.
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This is What "Globalize the Intifada" Looks Like
June 3, 2025
On the morning of May 22, I brushed back tears as I told my daughters that two young Israeli Embassy staffers were murdered outside an American Jewish Committee event the night before in Washington, D.C. — I wanted them to hear it from me, not the news or their friends. As the AJC Dallas regional director, I’ve planned many similar events. But in more than 30 years of Jewish communal service, I’ve never felt the impact of hate-fueled violence so personally.

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Remembering Sarah and Yaron | A Prayer
May 22, 2025
Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC's Director of Interreligious Affairs, offered a prayer in memory of the couple that died outside the Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday night.
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Who Is Elias Rodriguez? What to Know About the Antisemitism that Fueled the D.C. Shooting
May 23, 2025
Two Israeli Embassy staff were murdered outside an American Jewish Committee event by a gunman who later shouted “Free Free Palestine,” as he was being detained.
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Join AJC in calling on our leaders at the local, state, and federal levels to counter the surge of anti-Jewish hate in the U.S.
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Opinion: What are we teaching our children? A CT Jewish parent’s plea
June 9, 2025
Sarah and Yaron were killed for being who they were. For showing up proudly at an event meant to foster peace and coexistence. That is the bitterest of ironies—and the most urgent of warnings. Our children are watching. Let us teach them that hatred never has the final word—so long as we refuse to be silent.
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To Honor Sarah and Yaron, Do Not Stay Silent
June 4, 2025
We must never let society normalize such antisemitic violence as inevitable or routine. Antisemitism — no matter where it comes from, or how it is disguised — must be condemned unequivocally. It must never be tolerated. It must never be justified. It must be confronted directly and combated relentlessly, wherever and however it appears.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch Joins Bipartisan Capitol Hill Vigil Honoring Victims of Antisemitic Attacks
June 11, 2025
AJC CEO Ted Deutch joined Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries at a bipartisan vigil on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, following the recent antisemitic attacks in Washington, D.C., and Boulder, Colorado.
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