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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