A Miracle that We Survived
(Translation by Rabbi Paul Moses Strasko of the original article: https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/unsere-woche/ein-wunder-dass-wir-ueberlebt-haben/ ) Witness Anastasia Pletoukhina regarding the attack in Halle and how she survived the danger in the Synagogue Ms. Pletoukhina, you were in the Synagogue in Halle yesterday when the attacker tried to carry out a bloodbath. How did you survive the events? Wednesday morning we were already in the Synagogue—it was actually quite a beautiful day—good weather—sunshine. Around noon, as the Yom Kippur service began, we heard a loud bang. At first we thought that someone had set off fireworks, but then the security guard came in and told us: “There is an armed man outside who is trying to get in. He is shooting at our door.” What happened next? We were completely stunned and paralyzed—we couldn’t actually react at all. The security guard had called the police immediately. The congregation was rushed upstairs into the kit