Outside her home, Samantha Woll, who chaired the synagogue’s board of directors in Detroit, Michigan, was found dead on Saturday, October 21, 2023.

Woll was repeatedly attacked with a knife.

The crime occurred a week after the brutal attack, also with a knife, on a Palestinian-American woman and her six-year-old son. Little Wadea Al-Fayoume died and as a result of the unfortunate event that occurred in Illinois, seventy-year-old Joseph M. Czuba was arrested.

Woll lived in the Lafayette Park neighborhood and was found dead at 6:30 a.m., El Español reported.

The president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Samantha Woll, who was found dead in Detroit, lived in the Lafayette Park neighborhood. (Photo by Sarah RICE/AFP) Photo: SARAH RICE

Last Saturday, police approached the neighborhood after receiving a call about a person lying on the ground and unresponsive.

Upon arrival, “a trail of blood was found that led them to Woll’s home, where the suspected murder took place,” the city’s police said, EFE reported.

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Mourning the death of Samantha Woll

Woll, 40, was chairman of the board Isaac Agree Synagogue Downtownin downtown Detroit.

His death has shocked those close to him. Authorities, EFE said, have asked for the public’s cooperation to advance the investigation.

According to Univision, Woll was “close to local Democratic Party politicians.” And at the Spanish bureau, they remembered that he worked for Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkins.

“We are heartbroken by this news. Sam has worked for me almost since I became a Congressman and helped us build and lead the agency during my first term,” said Slotkins.

The victim has led the synagogue since 2022, the AFP agency reported, citing the Detroit Free Press.

“Sam was the kindest person I have ever met,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wrote, El Español reported.

Nessel, the aforementioned media reported, emphasized “his role in co-founding the Detroit Jewish-Muslim Forum.”

“By reaching out and creating a space for connection between Muslims and Jews, she has exemplified the values ​​of healing the world,” the community said, according to El Español.

His tragic departure leaves, according to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, “a huge void.”

The renovation of the synagogue was a project she led with success, great pride and enthusiasm, Duggan recalled and EFE reported.

Is what happened to the synagogue president a hate crime?

Despite the speculation that many have expressed about the motive for the murder, the Chief of Police, James E. White, stated via social networks on Sunday, October 22, according to EFE: “The investigation into Woll’s death is still ongoing. continuous. However, so far no evidence has emerged to suggest the crime was motivated by anti-Semitism.”

The FBI is aware of what was captured and “will assist the Detroit Police Department as requested,” the agency said in a statement to CNN.

May his memory be a blessing.

Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue on CNN

What happened to Samantha Woll was “a heinous crime,” Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer considered, BBC Mundo reported.

“Mrs. Woll,” said Sam Dubin, director of the Jewish Community Relations Council, “always had the biggest smile,” he said when consulted by CBS, an affiliate of the BBC.

Congressman Slotkins, struck by this assassination, summarized, “It breaks my heart that we lost someone so dedicated to serving others in such a senseless act.” (JO)