Neo-Nazis protest outside Toledo Jewish Federation campus

By Meghan Walsh Cleveland Jewish

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Eighteen neo-Nazis showed up to the Toledo Love Fest in Uptown Toledo and the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo in Sylvania on the evening of July 15 to protest against the LGBTQ and Jewish communities at their respective locations.

The group, called Blood Tribe, was also responsible for the protests at a drag brunch in Columbus in May.

Members of the group showed up to Equality Toledo’s Toledo Love Fest at about 7 p.m., according to Daniel Pearlman, vice president of community and government relations for the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo.

“They were outside of the event, there was a security perimeter already established, and they were all masked; they were all wearing the same clothing,” Pearlman said.

“They were holding tiki torches and they were trying to intimidate participants of this