The violence came exactly six months after a gunman killed 11 people and wounded seven others at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and underscores concerns about rising incidents of anti-Jewish hate across the nation.
Cantor Caitlin Bromberg of Ner Tamid Synagogue, which is down the street from Chabad of Poway, said her congregation learned of the shooting at the end of their Passover services. Bromberg said her congregants were en route to Chabad of Poway to show support and help in any way they could.
For Rabbi David Castiglione, Saturday’s shooting left a sense of “tremendous, devastating sadness and unspeakable outrage.” The rabbi said there were only about 700 Jews in his North County area of San Diego. “This is a town where everybody knows everybody,” he said. “It is a town of love.” Two of Rajaei’s classmates at Rancho Bernardo High School placed candles amid the flowers at the memorial. The three teenagers said their quiet suburban neighborhood, where children are taught to value diversity at school and at their houses of worship, was the last place they expected this to happen.Tanya Werby, a member of the Chabad of Poway congregation, said she was planning to take her 4-year-old son to the Saturday morning service but ended up staying home.
Werby described the woman who was killed as a “very generous person” who was a constant presence at the synagogue. As the owner of a print shop, the woman donated shirts for a friendship walk and gave money as well, Werby said.“People came here in the morning just wanting a lovely Saturday to finish the holiday,” said Zucker, 78. “Instead, this happened. We need to stop this.”
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