Tag: Chabad of Poway
Chabad of Poway shooter sentenced to life in prison, plus 137 years
A former nursing student responsible for the 2019 deadly shooting at Chabad of Poway, Calif., was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 137 years to...
US not seeking death penalty for Chabad of Poway synagogue shooter
Federal prosecutors announced on Monday they would not seek the death penalty for a former nursing student who plead guilty to murder and other charges after shooting a gun inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue in...
Chabad of Poway synagogue shooter pleads guilty, gets life without parole
A nursing student pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder and other charges after shooting a gun inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California in April 2019.
By pleading guilty, John Earnest avoided the death penalty in...
Anti-Jewish hate crimes increased by 14 percent in 2019, according to FBI report
Jews were the most targeted demographic for hate crimes among religious groups in 2019, according to an FBI report released on Monday.
Out of the 1,650 religious-motivated hate crimes reported to the FBI, 60.3 percent, or almost...
Former Chabad of Poway rabbi pleads guilty to federal charges of fraud, tax evasion
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the former leader of Chabad of Poway in Southern California, was among several defendants who pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to charges of fraud related to a multimillion-dollar tax-evasion...
Olive trees planted in Israel honor the memory of shooting victim Lori Kaye
A total of 25 olive trees were planted at a ceremony in southern Israel to honor the memory of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, who was shot and killed by a lone teenage gunman on April...
Biden marks year after Poway shooting, releases plan to address hate crimes
Former U.S. Vice President and presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden honored the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Chabad of Poway in Southern California, where a 60-year-old Lori Kaye was killed and three others injured on April 27,...
Virtual one-year memorial of Poway shooting to honor victim, address anti-Semitism
U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr and U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief Ahmed Shaheed will speak at a virtual ceremony on Sunday marking the one-year anniversary...
First yahrtzeit of Chabad of Poway shooting victim observed in solitude
For thousands of synagogues across America, Passover marked the first time in history that their doors were closed for Yizkor. For Chabad of Poway in Southern California, it was the second time.
One year ago, as...
Chabad of Poway gunman to face death penalty for murder of 60-year-old congregant
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that it will seek the death penalty against John Earnest, the 20-year-old man charged with shooting and killing congregant Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, and wounding three people,...