Glenside Local:
Service At The Montgomery County Court House

October 30, 2018

The three Montgomery County Commissioners jointly hosted An Appeal for Healing and Solidarity today at the Montgomery County Court House in Norristown.

The occasion was a multi-denominational, non-partisan, and non-political event in response to the mass shooting in Pittsburgh and other hate-inspired incidents in recent weeks and months, according to Montgomery County.

A number of civic and religious leaders attended this service.  Among the attendees at the service were, from left to right in the photograph above, Imam Mojjammil Zakir of North Penn Mosque, United States Senator Bob Casey, Montgomery County Commissioner Ken Lawrence, Rabbi Joshua Waxman of Congregation Or Hadash of Fort Washington, Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale, Senior Rabbi Glenn Ettman of Congregation Or Ami of Lafayette Hill, Cantor Jordan Franzel of Congregation Or Ami, The Reverend Ed Crenshaw of Victory Church, and Montgomery County Commissioner Chair Dr. Val Arkoosh.

 Sign language interpreter Ms. Rebecca Ledder, to the left in the foreground, and
The Reverend Ed Crenshaw of Victory Church, at the podium, spoke at the 
Appeal for Healing and Solidarity at the Montgomery County Court House.

 The service focused on remembering the victims of Saturday’s shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and to stand against hate speech in our country, according to the leaders of Montgomery County.

Eleven American citizens were murdered as they sat in worship at the synagogue in western Pennsylvania.  In addition, The United States Attorney's Office of the Western District of Pennsylvania reported that six other American citizens were wounded, including four police officers who rushed to the scene to try to help protect the Americans under attack.  The individual identified by law enforcement as the shooter was also wounded.

 Sign language interpreter Ms. Ledder, to the left in this photo, is seen here with Senior Rabbi Glenn Ettman, at the podium,
and Cantor Jordan Franzel.  Both the rabbi and the cantor are with Congregation Or Ami of Lafayette Hill.

Montgomery County Commissioner Chair Dr. Val Arkoosh is seen speaking at the podium. 
Sign language interpreter Ms. Ledder is to the left in the photo.

Montgomery County Commissioner Ken Lawrence is seen speaking at the podium. 
Sign language interpreter Ms. Ledder is to the left in the photo.

Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale is seen speaking at the podium. 
Sign language interpreter Ms. Ledder is to the left in the photo.

A number of people attended the Appeal for Healing and Solidarity at the Montgomery County Court House. 
These individuals are seen in front of the September 11th Memorial.

Plymouth Township Police Chief Joseph Lawrence, the President of Police Chiefs Association of Montgomery County,
was one of the speakers at this service.  To his right is Sign language interpreter Ms. Ledder in the photo.

Mr. Bob Casey, United States Senator representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, spoke at the service.  
Sign language interpreter Ms. Ledder is to the left in the photo.

Credits:

The photographs are provided courtesy of Montgomery County, 2018.