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Non-Jews in Denver reach out after Pittsburgh

Jews trapped in the emotional trauma of Pittsburgh instinctively seek comfort from other Jews. Who else can possibly understand the pain, the outrage, the loss? But over the ensuing days a steady stream of calls, letters, emails, hugs and flowers has assuaged this entrenched isolation with an impassioned declaration: “You are not alone.” For Bev Rouleau, owner of International Optique, it was embodied in a lovely vase of stones, one white rose and a card she found at her shop last weekend. “A client who has since become a friend left this on my desk,” she says. “This is what the card says: “Dearest Bev and family, “Our hearts are broken. You and yours in all the worldwide Jewish community are in our thoughts and […]
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