{"id":239125,"date":"2023-10-21T23:43:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T23:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239125"},"modified":"2023-10-21T23:43:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T23:43:06","slug":"shocked-and-saddened-synagogue-president-murdered-in-detroit-motive-unclear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/shocked-and-saddened-synagogue-president-murdered-in-detroit-motive-unclear\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shocked and saddened\u2019: Synagogue president murdered in Detroit, motive unclear"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Save articles for later<\/h3>\n<p>Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington: <\/strong> The president of a Detroit synagogue was found stabbed to death on Saturday outside her home, authorities and local media said.<\/p>\n<p>The death of Samantha Woll, 40, an adviser to Democratic politicians and president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was confirmed by the synagogue on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.929%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_112\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9f612db71300d53953693288aae08f7efc864c51\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Samantha Woll.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President,\u201d the synagogue said. \u201cAt this point we do not have more information, but will share more when it becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Police Department said the body of a woman was found in the 1300 block of Joliet Place in Detroit, where a trail of blood led to her home, in the Lafayette Park neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>There was no information about a possible motive by Saturday afternoon, police said. Police did not confirm that the woman was Woll, but media outlets including the Detroit Free Press and Detroit area politicians said that she was the victim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.322%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_8%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5394cf9ae866b73a4ff3345ebc5c8132f626ff68\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Two law enforcement officers pass a police tape near the scene where Samantha Woll was found dead in Detroit.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>AP<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Woll\u2019s death sparked an outpouring of grief in Jewish and Democratic circles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam was as kind a person as I\u2019ve ever known,\u201d Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wrote on X, formerly called Twitter. \u201cShe was driven by her sincere love of her community, state and country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elissa Slotkin, a member of the US House of Representatives for whom Woll had worked, said she was \u201cheartbroken\u201d at the news. \u201cSam worked for me from nearly the moment I became a Congresswoman, helping us set up the office &amp; helping to lead it for my full first term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what\u2019s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for the weekly What in the World newsletter here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Most Viewed in World<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/world\/north-america\/shocked-and-saddened-synagogue-president-murdered-in-detroit-motive-unclear-20231022-p5ee2x.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. 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