The Unite the Right Rally Changed Her Life. She Now Wants to Defeat White Nationalism.. For a moment, Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin imagined that after Aug. 13, 2017, life would go back to normal. The day before, hundreds of white nationalists had descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, where.
(RNS) Since that searing summer day four years ago, Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin has devoted herself to better understanding what happened and working to make sure it never happens again.