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Los Angeles Jewish Community Invited to Muslim Solidarity Event at Noon Today

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March 15, 2019
MARCH 15: People attend a funeral ceremony in absentia for the victims of twin terror attacks on New Zealand mosques in Christchurch, on March 15, 2019 in Duzce, Turkey. (Photo by Omer Urer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
In the wake of last night’s terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Los Angeles Jewish community is invited to a community-wide press conference and prayer service at the International Islamic Center of Southern California at noon. IKAR’s Rabbi Sharon Brous will be among the speakers. The press conference will take place at noon, followed by a prayer service at 1 p.m.
The Muslim community rallied around the Jewish community following the Tree of Life shooting last October.  The Jewish community is now rallying around our Muslim friends.
The event will take place at the Islamic Center of Southern California – 434 Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, 90020
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