Kansas City Mourns Sarah Milgrim After Deadly Antisemitic Attack

A brutal act of hate-fueled terrorism garnered headlines across the globe while Kansas City metro friends, family and community came together following the tragedy.

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More than 100 people packed the Jewish Community Center Thursday night in Overland Park.

Sarah Lynn Milgrim's friends, family and faith community mourned the tragic loss. Though it was a very somber night of mourning, there was a strong sense of love flowing through the gathering.

"Tomorrow we can talk about resilience, tomorrow we can talk about healing, tomorrow we can try and make sense of this and even talk about hope," Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City president Jay Lewis said. "All we can do tonight is to come together as a community, to mourn, to cry and to hug each other."

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Local Jewish community mourns murder of local woman in Washington D.C. shooting

The area's Jewish community is in mourning after a gunman killed a 26-year-old woman from Johnson County in a likely hate crime in Washington D.C.

They came from thousands of miles apart to DC and found love. Then tragedy struck | CNN

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim hailed from different parts of the world, but their paths led them both to pursue careers in diplomacy and to the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC - where they found each other and fell in love.

Hundreds gather in Overland Park to mourn woman killed in shooting outside D.C. Jewish museum

Hundreds of people gathered at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City Thursday evening to remember 26-year-old Sarah Milgrim, who was fatally shot in Washington, D.C. ,Wednesday evening.

Kansas, Missouri leaders react to antisemitic shooting that killed Overland Park native

Leaders across Kansas and Missouri are mourning Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, who were killed in an antisemitic attack outside a D.C. museum.

'A wonderful girl': Prairie Village father remembers daughter killed in Jewish Museum shooting

Robert Milgrim remembered his daughter Sarah Thursday as a "wonderful girl who was as close to perfect as any human could be."

'A bridge builder': Sarah Milgrim mourned after D.C. shooting deemed act of terror

Sarah Milgrim, a Shawnee Mission East graduate and former KU student leader, was killed in a D.C. terror shooting. Friends remember her as a devoted advocate for peace and faith.

Israeli Embassy Aide's Faith Was Nurtured by Jewish Community Around Kansas City

Sarah Milgrim grew up in Overland Park, leading the life of an American teenager. As she grew older, she developed a deeper commitment to her own Jewish identity.

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