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Boulder courthouse, near site of antisemitic attack, lit blue for Jewish victims

“We know as a Jewish community that there are those who will stand up and walk beside us,” stated Dafna Michaelson Jenet, a Colorado state senator.

Boulder County Courthouse
The Boulder County Historic Courthouse on Pearl Street in downtown Boulder, Colo., Feb. 2, 2023. Credit: Tony Webster via Wikimedia Commons.
Boulder County Courthouse
Bluish-purple lights shine on the Boulder County Historic Courthouse in solidarity with victims of the June 1 antisemitic attack on the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, Colo., June 4, 2025. Credit: Courtesy of IAC.

The nearly 100-year-old Boulder County Historic Courthouse, adjacent to the site of Sunday’s antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colo., was lit up with bluish-purple lights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday in solidarity with the victims and to call attention to Jew-hatred.

“With support from the City of Boulder and the Boulder community at large, we know as a Jewish community that there are those who will stand up and walk beside us,” said Dafna Michaelson Jenet, a Tel Aviv-born Colorado state senator, who collaborated on the lighting with the Israeli-American Council.

“This is a powerful statement of unity and a stand against antisemitism in response to the horrific terror attack in Boulder,” stated Eldad Malka, the IAC’s regional director for Colorado.

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