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RSARY ‘In honor of Blaze One year after killing of gay Jewish 20-year-old, his parents and others in the community assess its impact By Deepa Bharath “*narath@song.com reporter deepa on Twitte. On Jan. 10, 2018, Orange County Sheriff's Department in vestigators found 20-year-old Blaze Bernstein’s body in a shal low grave near Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch. Officials determined he had been stabbed 20 times, killed in an act of rage. Bernstein was gay and Jewish, the grandson of a Ho locaust survivor. And for most of 2018, a year that saw a surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes, including the Pitts burgh synagogue shooting that left 11 dead and hate incidents against members of the LGBT community, Bernstein’s slay ing became a reference point for members of both communities who felt targeted in such an en vironment. The Orange County District At torney’s Office in August filed a hate crime charge against Samuel Woodward, 20, the man accused BERNSTEIN » PAGE 6 KEVIN SULLIV... The parents of Blaze Bernstein, Jeanne and Gideon Bernstein, face the one-year anniversary of their son's killing Painted rocks surround a memorial tree that was planted for Blaze Bernstein at Borrego Park in Foothill Ranch. Bernstein's body was found in a shallow grave just outside the park Jan. 10, 2018. Officials said he was stabbed 20 times. “We wanted to take our tragic situation and use our platform to encourage people to perform acts of kindness instead of dwelling on what happened to us.” - Jeanne Bernstein, mother of Blaze Bernstein
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Mission Viejo, California, US
Thu, Jan 17, 2019
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