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PHOTOS: Brooklyn Synagogue Hosts Jammed Meeting of Anti-Trump Activists

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By Josh Nathan-Kazis February 7, 2017

In a packed synagogue in Park Slope, Brooklyn Monday night, activists gathered to organize against Donald Trump.

For more on the event, read our coverage here.

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The crowd filled the 1,200 seat sanctuary of Congregation Beth Elohim.

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Outside, the line ran down the street.

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Rabbi Rachel Timoner, spiritual leader of Beth Elohim, addressed the crowd.

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New York City Council member Brad Lander, organizer of the meeting, also spoke.

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Josh Nathan-Kazis is a staff writer for the Forward. He covers charities and politics, and writes investigations and longform.

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