In the three months since Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three of his congregants were held at gunpoint in their Texas synagogue, new carpet has been laid in the sanctuary, the walls have been repainted, the entry retiled and new doors installed.
in nearby Fort Worth after being convicted of trying to kill U.S. troops.
One hostage, 85-year-old Lawrence Schwartz was released after about six hours. At about 9 p.m., the remaining hostages made their escape as Cytron-Walker threw a chair at Akram and the hostages ran out a side door. for getting them out safely, including training he received from the Secure Community Network, founded in 2004 by Jewish organizations.
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