Residents in Utah urged to examine their sensitivity to antisemitism

Jan 17, 2022

SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Utah’s Jewish community are speaking out after a man took four people hostage in a Texas synagogue this weekend. And they ask others in Utah to look within themselves to determine whether they’ve become “used to” antisemitism.

The hours-long standoff in Colleyville, Texas ended Saturday night when troopers stormed the building. And fatally shot Malik Faisal Akram, 44, a British national.

Rabbi Avremi Zippel, with Chabad of Utah, said his first thought when he heard the news was, ‘again?’ Zippel said while this incident happened in Texas, antisemitism is a problem nationally. That includes Utah, he said, and people need to understand how common attacks like this are.

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