JALSA joined many throughout the country in a moment of silence Monday morning to mourn the dead in Arizona and to pray for healing for Rep. Gabby Giffords and others hurt in the attack this weekend.  Gabby has been widely known as the first Jewish elected congresswoman from Arizona.  That she had been targeted by the conservative right — including a listing on Sarah Palin’s “gun-sights” map had been clear.  That the young man held for the slayings seems to have been affiliated or at least enamoured with anti-Semitic literature and organizations also seems to be the case.

-Sheila Decter, Executive Director

JALSA – The Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action
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