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A Halloween party in Boston turned ugly when a gang hurled antisemitic slurs and attacked Jewish teenagers

  • Written by Andrew Sperling, PhD Student in History, American University
A Halloween party in Boston turned ugly when a gang hurled antisemitic slurs and attacked Jewish teenagersThe Boston Globe detailed the Hecht House attacks in its Nov. 3, 1950, edition.Boston Globe

On a chilly Halloween night in late October 1950, dozens of Jewish teenagers and their friends gathered for merriment in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester at the Hecht House, a Jewish community center that provided job training and hosted social events....

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