In the aftermath of the worst anti-Semitic attack ever in the United States, hundreds of Miami residents will gather for an interfaith vigil at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach on Tuesday, October 30, beginning at 6 p.m.Their message will be to “Stand Up to Anti-Semitism, Stand Up to Hate”to prevent tragedies like Saturday’s fatal mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

The Vigil is co-sponsored by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, the Consulate of Israel in Miami, and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, in cooperation with the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) and the City of Miami Beach. It has been organized as an event focused on prayer and community solidarity.

Eleven worshipers were killed and six persons were injured on Saturday morning when a lone gunman sprayed automatic weapons fire into a Shabbatservice at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. The ADL has reported that the number of anti-Semitic incidents throughout the United States was nearly 60% higher in 2017 than in 2016, a record, single-year increase.

For more information, please call the JCRC at 786-866-8486 or visit JewishMiami.org/solidarityvigil