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  • Tree of Life rabbi 'pleasantly surprised' by Trump visit: 'Very warm, very consoling'

    11/01/2018 8:47:03 AM PDT · by jazusamo · 26 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | November 1, 2018 | Jessica Chasmar
    Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in an anti-Semitic attack that left 11 people dead told CNN Thursday morning that he was “pleasantly surprised” by President Trump’s visit Tuesday because he was able to witness the “warm and personal side” of the president that the rest of America often misses out on. “The president was very warm, very consoling,” Rabbi Myers told “New Day” anchor Alisyn Camerota. “He put his hand on my shoulder and the first question he asked me was, ‘rabbi, tell me how are you doing?’ And I must say, throughout the time we spent...
  • Pittsburgh Rabbi Receives Hate Mail for Saying He’d Be Honored to Meet Trump

    10/30/2018 8:53:50 PM PDT · by Texas Fossil · 32 replies
    Sara A. Carter ^ | October 30, 2018 | 9:25 AM EDT | Staff Writer
    The rabbi who led prayer services at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh the day it was attacked by a deranged gunman has revealed he has received hate mail for saying he would be “honored” to meet with President Trump. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who survived Saturday’s brutal attack by hiding in a bathroom until SWAT rescued him, said Monday that it would be his “honor” to “meet a president of the United States” when asked by NBC’s Savannah Guthrie if he would like to meet with President Trump when he arrives in Pittsburgh. “When I first said that...