A Detroit synagogue president was found fatally stabbed outside her home Saturday morning.
Samantha Woll, 40, led the congregation of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. The synagogue confirmed Woll’s death Saturday in a statement writing, “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President.”
“May her memory be a blessing,” the statement continued.
Authorities said a 911 call was made to Woll’s home early Saturday, reporting an individual lying on the ground unresponsive. Police discovered multiple stab wounds on Woll’s body and found a trail of blood leading to her house, where they believe the crime occurred.
An investigation is underway. At this time, the motive for the crime remains unknown.
Local Jew in Detroit here. Woll was my friends’ cousin. Another friend was in elementary school with her at Hillel.
People are shook up and scared. People aren’t sure if this is the crest of a wave of antisemitic violence, or something more senseless.
Just in general, antisemitic hate crimes have been disproportionate for a pretty long time, regardless of the situation in Gaza.
May her memory be a blessing.
Those who spread lies and disinformation are responsible for this death. The Jew hate needs to stop. This woman was American, not Israeli.
Would that be better? If some Israeli Jew living in the US had been stabbed?
Why does the better alternative in your world have someone being stabbed?
A better option to me is nobody gets hurt that isn’t involved in the conflict.
There is no evidence this was fueled by antisemitism. People get stabbed all the time in american cities and no one bats an eye.
I thought shooting was more of the American thing, but then again they probably just outnumber the stabbings
Removed by mod
weird comment
deleted by creator
Are you actually that stupid or are you trolling?
For all the bigots out there who say the issues with Israel not with jews. This is a shining example of the fact that it is actually Jews, not Israel that people are targeting.
The way that you framed that statement makes it seem as if you can’t have a problem with a state’s actions without also hating its people.
Secondly, this woman was victimized in her own home, which usually implies that she knew the perpetrator. It could still be racially motivated, but there’s not a lot of evidence supporting that. If she had been killed near or around a synagogue, it would make more sense to jump to that conclusion… However, for the time being it’s best to wait and see what the police say before calling everyone a terrorist.
And the way your framing this intentionally diminishes the clear rise in Anti Semitic violence we’re seeing across America and the world.
We have clear recent examples demonstrating that your argument doesn’t hold up.
You’re an Anti Semite and you’re disgusting.
And the way your framing this intentionally diminishes the clear rise in Anti Semitic violence we’re seeing across America and the world.
Yeah my dude, violence against minority populations has risen across the board in the last few years. That’s kinda a known issue when people start electing white supremacists.
What we were speaking of specifically is people committing violence against Jewish people for their perceived association with the actions of the Israeli state.
We have clear recent examples demonstrating that your argument doesn’t hold up.
Do we though? I mean, I’m not combing over the Internet for Islamic reprisal attacks on Jewish Americans, but I haven’t seen attacks that would justify your claim.
You’re an Anti Semite and you’re disgusting.
You know every time you inappropriately utilize that label it diminishes its impact and warps its definition. Just because someone doesn’t agree with your point of view, doesn’t mean they hate your entire race. It’s kinda ridiculous to attempt to frame it that way considering the historical context.
IDK neither. I could be stupid, you’re on to something. I’m just asking a question to get people to think. Apparently, thinking makes you mad and its my fault for making you mad. Sorry about that.
How do you make a 911 call to someone’s home?
The article has been revised to clarify for you
Authorities said a 911 caller early Saturday reported a person lying on the ground unresponsive at Woll’s home.
Know what street you’re on, see the house numbers on the mailbox, dial 911, say “hey yes it seems someone is injured outside [ADDRESS], I noticed while walking/driving by.”
Seems easy enough to me.
It’s just ackward phrasing
West Bank ? Yea ?
However, if you link this to an uptick in antisemitism tied to lies about Israel spread by “decolonizers” you’re Noticing Things, And Therefore Wrong.
You don’t believe Israelites are illegally colonizing Palestine?
deleted by creator
Remind me about all these murderous far-left terrorists please. This whole argument is absolutely stupid.
His post is not comparing levels of past acts of terrorism but rather current levels of antisemitism.
Anyone of any view can be radicalized into violence. Hop on over to Hexbear and see the calls for violence for yourself. That’s the same environment that produced multiple terrorists on 4chan.
deleted by creator
The test is whether you have the mental agility to recognize that there can be more than two opinions on something, and you failed.
Name some.
two extreme ends of a political spectrum are not at all similar. While some responses/behaviors might be similar, that doesn’t extend to the people or ideologies which was the fucking subject to begin with.
Washed and Kentucky fried brains at their best right here.
deleted by creator
deleted by creator
Why?
Removed by mod
Meanwhile the folks actually taking land from the river to the sea: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-brandishes-map-of-israel-that-includes-west-bank-and-gaza-at-un-speech/
So it’s fair for one side to say it but not the other? That’s what they feel this fight is over, of course they’re going to both use similar language and positioning on opposite sides of the situation.
The hypocrisy being exposed these past two weeks is astonishing. Again Israel is being held to different standards than the extremely well funded government of terrorists who’s charter calls for the murder of all Jews.
You mean the terrorists cultivated by Israel to use as an excuse to drive out Palestinians completely?: https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/16/how-benjamin-netanyahu-empowered-hamas/
Israel is being held to a higher standard because they caused it. They’re also the ones actually committing ethnic cleansing and have all the power to stop it.
