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Pennsylvania governor tells reporters his Jewish faith is deeper amid surging antisemitism

(JNS) - Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he has become more open about his Jewish faith following the massacre at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., and the Hamas attack against Israel and subsequent rising Jew-hatred.

"As people have approached me and expressed to me the fear that they have to live openly about who they are in this country, I have felt the responsibility to be more open about my faith, to offer some comfort to them," Shapiro told a group of reporters at an event sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.

He said this was a result of the killing of 11 worshippers at the Squir...

 
 

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