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Monday, October 29, 2018
Tree of Life rabbi: ‘We will rebuild’ after synagogue massacre
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe rabbi of the Tree of Life synagogue where 11 people were shot dead on Saturday says his community “will rebuild” following the massacre.
Jeffery Myers recalls the harrowing moments of the shooting during an interview on the “Today” show.
He says he first heard the sound of crashing metal and thought one of his older congregants had fallen. When he realized it was gunfire he ordered everyone in the sanctuary to drop to the floor and remain silent, hoping that the wooden pews would protect them from the bullets.
“I went up into the choir loft, and I heard him execute my congregants,” he tells The Today Show. “I didn’t watch. I couldn’t watch.”
He adds that he never saw the gunman himself.
Myers says he would be willing to sit down with US President Donald Trump to discuss the shooting. Some are accusing the president of inciting the hatred in the US that led to the shooting.
The Times of Israel Community.