American Jews have feared this kind of attack for years, but still kept their doors open. Here’s why | CNN

The Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh, PA.

(CNN) Like many American Jews, Rabbi Ethan Linden was in a synagogue on Saturday morning, reading a portion of the Torah, when a friend came and interrupted him.

Linden walked out of the synagogue and found a quiet place.
“And I did what I never do — I made a call on Shabbat,” he said, using the Hebrew word for the Sabbath honored by observant Jews.
Linden called his parents, who belong to one of three congregations that meet at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Linden himself is a native son of Squirrel Hill, a friendly neighborhood with a vibrant and historic Jewish community.

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