Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J., president of Loyola University Maryland, sent this message to the campus community on Oct. 29, 2018:

The horrific shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday illustrates how deeply seeds of hatred have been sown throughout our society. This act of violence, which took the lives of 11 individuals in a sacred space, comes on the heels of last week’s shooting in Kentucky, where two African American individuals were shot and killed in a supermarket after their alleged shooter tried to enter a predominantly black Baptist church. We must work to combat the mindsets that lead to these acts of evil in our world.

Each of us has a role in creating a society where all persons are welcome, included, and valued. Particularly for our Loyola community, which gathered on Friday to hear Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor share her powerful personal story, it is deeply troubling to see that anti-Semitism and racism continue to pervade our communities.

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