US Jewish leaders horrified by German synagogue attack

Arthur Stark, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on Friday issued a statement in the wake of the attack targeting the synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur.

“We are horrified and concerned by the anti-Jewish attack that occurred at the Halle synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur, and offer our support to the local and national communities and our condolences to those who lost loved ones and pray for a speedy recovery for the injured,” they said.

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