Protestors got into a shouting match outside a Manhattan theater at the opening of “The Passion of the Christ.” “Open your hearts! See the movie,” shouted Floren Cabrera to a group of about 25 Jews protesting the Mel Gibson movie. At Wednesday’s demonstration, some protesters wore the black-and-white-striped uniforms of concentration-camp inmates.
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