Members of Congregation Beth Israel are reacting to the hostage situation that took place on Saturday.
“It was really terrifying,” said Anna Salton Eisen, one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Israel. “We just had to pray and hope and wait and see that it would be resolved peacefully and everyone would get out okay.”After a nearly 11-hour standoff, the four hostages were released, including Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker.
Eisen said things will be different when the congregation gathers for the first time since this incident. “I think the emotions are really going to come when we see the rabbi for the first time and we get to hug him and lay eyes on him and I think it’s really going to hit us in our hearts how much we care and love him and his family.”
“There is anti-Semitism, there is intolerance, there is hatred but there is also support and law that is there to fight this. This is not a government instituted act of anti-Semitism; these are individuals or groups and they are violating the law in our country,” added Eisen.
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