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Boston Religious Leaders Grapple With Safety After Attacks On Synagogues, Churches And Mosques

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These are flowers and Stars of David on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed Oct. 27, 2018 while worshiping in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
These are flowers and Stars of David on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed Oct. 27, 2018 while worshiping in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Congregations of all faiths across the country are on edge after another attack on a synagogue — this time in California.

We speak with two local religious leaders about how they're balancing safety with openness at their places of worship.

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Imam Shaykh Yasir Fahmy, senior imam at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, which tweets @isbcc.

Rabbi Mendy Uminer, rabbi of the Chabad Center of Chestnut Hill. He tweets @Chabadch.

This segment aired on April 29, 2019.

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