SFIC CONDEMNS ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS

IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS

The San Francisco Interfaith Council condemns the apparent anti-Semitic assault on a Jewish Community Center and Jewish Retirement Community in Overland Park, Kansas. The attack, perpetrated by a neo-Nazi reported to be motivated by hate, resulted in the death of three individuals, including a Methodist grandfather, his teenage grandson, and a Catholic woman.

During these most holy days for Jews and Christians, which raise up hope for liberation from the forces of oppression, hatred, and narrowness, it is particularly distressing to see hate manifested in violence.

How little we have learned! It is time once again to condemn bigotry, and to recognize that we all share a common destiny and an obligation to make the world a better place.