Statement of Agudath Israel on Shootings of Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles

By BJLife Newsroom
Posted on 02/16/23

Agudath Israel is greatly concerned over two shootings on consecutive days victimizing Orthodox Jews leaving their shuls following Shacharis

Our California office has been in touch with the Los Angeles Police Department, as well as Los Angeles Councilwoman Katy Young Yaroslovsky’s office, who are taking this situation very seriously. While we do not yet know who the shooter(s) are, if the cases are related, or what the motivations may have been, Agudath Israel feels that these incidents should be investigated as hate crimes until we know otherwise. In the meantime we ask all Los Angeles institutions to be especially vigilant in the days ahead.