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Saturday, October 21, 2023
President of Detroit synagogue stabbed to death
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The president of a Detroit synagogue has been found stabbed to death outside her home, police and officials say.
No motive has been announced in the slaying of Samantha Woll, 40, who led the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue. She was found lying on the ground and unresponsive, with a trail of blood leading back to her home, according to police.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she is “shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder. Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known.”
I am shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder. Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known. She was driven by her sincere love of her community, state and country. Sam truly used her faith and activism to create a better place for everyone. pic.twitter.com/gIYRP4USaj
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) October 21, 2023
Woll worked on campaigns for Nessel and was an aide to Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Slotkin wrote that “in politics & in the Jewish community, she dedicated her short life to building understanding across faiths, bringing light in the face of darkness,” the Detroit News reports.
The killing comes as Jewish communities throughout the US have stepped up security amid rising interfaith tensions around the Israel-Hamas war.
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