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(RNS) — A planned bike ride protest through Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square on Sunday (Nov. 8), aimed at Jewish-owned businesses, has drawn condemnation from Pennsylvania leaders and Jewish groups as antisemitic.

“Ride around Rittenhouse with us as we show these zionist business owners that we see them for the disgusting humans they are,” reads the Instagram post announcing the ride by the group Philly Bike On Your Left.

The bike ride is scheduled on the eve of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when the Nazi regime unleashed an anti-Jewish riot, firebombing and desecrating synagogues, homes and businesses. As Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker noted, the date “carries profound pain” for Jews.…