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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, October 18, 2019. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons via JTA)
June 24, 2023, 1:00 pm
Charleston rabbi resigns, leaving South Carolina over anti-LGBTQ legislation
Greg Kanter, one of three rabbis at historic Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim congregation, tells community his family will move ‘to a place that will not target us and our human rights’
By Andrew Lapin
A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, on October 29, 2018 in which eleven Jews were killed while at Shabbat services. (AP/Matt Rourke)
July 24, 2019, 7:14 pm
US extremist who wanted to kill ‘Jews and blacks’ pleads guilty to gun charge
Family reported concerns about self-described white nationalist’s rhetoric after Pittsburgh shooting; FBI agent says he defended murder of 11 at synagogue
By Michael Kunzelman
Shmuley Boteach
January 11, 2017, 2:57 pm
Shmuley Boteach
Dylann Roof deserves to die
It takes hatred of the Charleston church murderer and his racist ilk to generate actions that stop the orgy of murder
Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. June 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
December 19, 2016, 1:39 pm
US church shooter won’t use ‘Jewish invented’ psychology in defense
Facing death penalty for killing 9 worshipers in Charleston, Dylann Roof will not call in mental health experts in bid to save his life
By Jeffrey Collins
April 2015 photo released by the Lexington County (S.C.) Detention Center shows Dylann Roof, 21. (Lexington County Detention Center/via AP)
December 10, 2016, 1:34 am
US jury sees Hitler-supporting church shooter’s calm confession
Dylann Roof, who killed 9 in a South Carolina church in 2015 armed with eight ammunition magazines, says last unspent one in honor of Nazi leader
By Olivia Hampton
Members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in a "white pride" rally in Rome, Georgia, April 23, 2016. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
August 8, 2016, 9:56 pm
To Black Americans, white extremists are greater threat than terrorists
Poll shows widespread anxiety among young people about attacks from both inside and outside the US
By Melinda Deslatte
Reuven H. Taff
November 27, 2015, 3:58 pm
Reuven H. Taff
Sunday, the rabbi went to church
What began as a statement of support for the Charleston community ended as a profound renewal of shared faith
People join hands in a moment of silence as thousands of marchers meet on Charleston's main bridge in a show of unity after nine black church parishioners were gunned down during a Bible study, Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
July 18, 2015, 3:40 pm
Faith leaders learn to welcome the stranger, but shun the terrorist
In collaborative simulation, Jewish organizations and federal officials consider lessons from Charleston shooting
By Ron Kampeas
Google's new image-recognition program misfired badly this week by identifying two black people as gorillas (YouTube screen cap)
July 4, 2015, 11:32 am
New Google app blunders, calls black people ‘gorillas’
Company officials apologize for mortifying blunder, explain that technology still needs more development
By Michael Liedtke
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