Texas rabbi held hostage says strangers still welcome in synagogue: ‘We can’t live in fear’

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A Texas rabbi who was held hostage by a gunman expressed empathy for the man's family and said he would not 'live in fear' by turning away strangers in the future.

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker also expressed empathy for the family of the gunman who was killed by law enforcement after holding him and others hostage.

Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen, had knocked on the door of the synagogue and said he was cold, so Cytron-Walker took him inside and made him tea. He then pulled out a gun and held Cytron-Walker and some of his congregants hostage for hours in a harrowing ordeal.about whether he would beef up security at the synagogue going forward after the incident.

"I would say to his family, I am so sorry," the rabbi told NPR."I’m so sorry that you had to endure this tragedy. It’s horrible for all of us."

 

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