Youngstown Area Jewish Federation reacts to deadly shooting at Capital Jewish Museum

The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation has responded following a deadly shooting that happened outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

The attack claimed the lives of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were a couple about to be engaged as well as staff members of the Israeli Embassy by an attacker yelling "Free, free Palestine" as he was taken into custody.

The attacker was identified as 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez according to the Associated Press.

The statement from the Jewish Federation states that the Federation is "horrified and heartbroken" to see another act of antisemitic violence and called for the condemnation of attacks like this.

"Make no mistake: antisemitic hate inevitably leads to antisemitic violence. Anyone who claims to believe in the dignity and rights of all people has an obligation to name this for what it is - vile and violent antisemitic terror - and to speak out against the increasingly-normalized bigotry that fueled this attack," the statement reads.

The Federation goes on to say antisemitism has skyrocketed within the past decade, which in turn is making the Jewish community feel less safe.

"May Yaron and Sarah's memories be for a blessing - and a call to action as we work to counter antisemitism wherever it exists," the statement reads.