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Colleyville synagogue nonetheless therapeutic 12 months after hostage state of affairs

January 15th marks one year since a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel and held four people hostage during a live-streamed Sabbath service. COLLEYVILLE, Texas — Tucked within a Colleyville neighborhood is a safe space that was filled with terror a year ago. Jan. 15 marks one year since a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel and […]

Rabbi says British hostage-taker ‘more and more belligerent’ throughout Colleyville synagogue standoff

A rabbi who was among four people held captive for more than 11 hours this weekend inside Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville said Sunday that the British man who held them hostage became “increasingly belligerent and threatening” during the standoff. Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the three other hostages escaped unharmed Saturday after a day-long standoff […]