Clayton mayor, Jewish and Christian clergy decry hate crime

Clayton mayor, Jewish and Christian clergy decry hate crime

About 175 people attend gathering at Clayton synagogue.

A hate crime just 350 yards from Kol Rinah, brings the community together

Bill Motchan The distance between Kol Rinah and the site of the antisemitic hate crime in Clayton on Aug. 5 is a mere 350 yards. That proximity was on the mind of Rabbi Noah Arnow when he spoke to a group of 180 members of the community on Monday, Aug. 11, at the synagogue. “This is in our neighborhood,” Arnow said. “This was also an attack in some way on the Jewish community and as the local synagogue we felt like we had to do something. This i…