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Southern Colorado Jewish community holds vigil for victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

The Jewish community in Colorado Springs and Southern Colorado held a vigil Sunday night for the victims of the Pittsburg synagogue shooting.

Saturday, a gunman opened fire during a service at the synagogue in Pittsburg, killing 11 people and injuring 6 others.

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The Chabad Lubavitch of Southern Colorado honored the victims Sunday night with a candlelight vigil.

Rabbi Moshe Liberow said he hopes the vigil will bring strength to the community.

“Now there’s a situation of sadness, morning, and grief and darkness, well now, we need to turn our tears into action, we need to turn that grief into real change,” Liberow said.

Chabad Lubavitch of Southern Colorado is located at 6616a Delmonico Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919.

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