America, a country of unity News Journal 15
Anguished by ‘Spiral of Hate,’ Charleston Pastor and Pittsburgh Rabbi Grieve as One
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-charleston-emanuel.html
This article begins with a powerful photo of an African American pastor grieving with a Rabbi over the recent shooting at the Tree of Life synagog. The pastor is explained to be Rev. Eric S.C. Manning who lead the Charleston Church that was attacked by a racially motivated mass murderer. This attack killed nine church members. The Rabbi in the photo is the Rabbi of the attacked synagogue that lost eleven members after their attack. When the Pastor had heard the news of the attack on the synagog he made his way to Pittsburgh in order to grieve and support the Rabbi in any way that he could. Both of these attacked were done by extremist groups with the intention to send a message to the African american community or to the jewish community. The Pastor believes that both of these attacks were motivated by President Trump "undercurrents and untruths". During the funeral services for victims of the recent attack, Pastor Manning spoke to express his sympathy and sadness for the victim's families and friends. The Church of Charleston has already expressed their forgiveness to the gunman for his attack, yet however, members of the Tree of Life believe that the gunman would have to approach the synagog in order to be forgiven. This is impossible with the death of the gunman and so their outlook on the attacker is different to the Church.
This article relates very closely with my own interpretation of American culture. In this article, it talks about how when one victim of an attack saw another victim of the attack, he went out and sought to help him in any way that he could. This generosity and comradery is one that I feel accurately represents how Americans strive to be in helping each other when it is needed. Looking deeper into the story of how a Pastor is coming together to support a Rabi, it represents the coming together of different cultures that America strive for. It also shows how these two groups are moving past their religious differences in order to support one another.
Citation:
Sack, Kevin. "Anguished by ‘Spiral of Hate,’ Charleston Pastor and Pittsburgh Rabbi Grieve as One" The New York Times. 5 Nov. 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/pittsburgh- synagogue-charleston-emanuel.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/pittsburgh-synagogue-charleston-emanuel.html
This article begins with a powerful photo of an African American pastor grieving with a Rabbi over the recent shooting at the Tree of Life synagog. The pastor is explained to be Rev. Eric S.C. Manning who lead the Charleston Church that was attacked by a racially motivated mass murderer. This attack killed nine church members. The Rabbi in the photo is the Rabbi of the attacked synagogue that lost eleven members after their attack. When the Pastor had heard the news of the attack on the synagog he made his way to Pittsburgh in order to grieve and support the Rabbi in any way that he could. Both of these attacked were done by extremist groups with the intention to send a message to the African american community or to the jewish community. The Pastor believes that both of these attacks were motivated by President Trump "undercurrents and untruths". During the funeral services for victims of the recent attack, Pastor Manning spoke to express his sympathy and sadness for the victim's families and friends. The Church of Charleston has already expressed their forgiveness to the gunman for his attack, yet however, members of the Tree of Life believe that the gunman would have to approach the synagog in order to be forgiven. This is impossible with the death of the gunman and so their outlook on the attacker is different to the Church.
This article relates very closely with my own interpretation of American culture. In this article, it talks about how when one victim of an attack saw another victim of the attack, he went out and sought to help him in any way that he could. This generosity and comradery is one that I feel accurately represents how Americans strive to be in helping each other when it is needed. Looking deeper into the story of how a Pastor is coming together to support a Rabi, it represents the coming together of different cultures that America strive for. It also shows how these two groups are moving past their religious differences in order to support one another.
Citation:
Sack, Kevin. "Anguished by ‘Spiral of Hate,’ Charleston Pastor and Pittsburgh Rabbi Grieve as One" The New York Times. 5 Nov. 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/pittsburgh- synagogue-charleston-emanuel.html
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