Atlanta’s Temple mourns synagogue shooting

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Atlanta’s Temple mourns synagogue shooting

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: Rabbi Alvin Sugarman speaks during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: People fill the sanctuary during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: Rabbi Peter Berg speaks during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: A man rings a bell after the name of one of the eleven Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims is read during a prayer vigil for the shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: Soumaya Khalifa, of the Islamic Speakers Bureau, speaks during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: People greet each other before the start of a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: Eric Robbins, the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, speaks during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: People fill the sanctuary during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: Rev. Gerald Durley, of Blessed Tomorrow, speaks during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: People fill the sanctuary during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

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October 30, 2018 - Atlanta, Ga: Rabbi Alvin Sugarman speaks during a prayer vigil for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at The Temple Tuesday, October 30, 2018, in Atlanta. The Temple hosted an interfaith prayer vigil in conjunction with Outcry. The event was in honor of the eleven people killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday Oct. 27th. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

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