(The Center Square) – One day after the Passover Seder firebombing of his official residence in Harrisburg, Gov. Josh Shapiro hosted a second observation marking the beginning of the Jewish holiday in the partially-charred mansion.
In a statement issued Tuesday from the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition, leaders said they “stand in solidarity and his family in condemning the violent attack on their home during the first night of Passover.”
Although law enforcement has yet to classify the overnight attack as a hate crime, both Shapiro and the coalition noted that the symbolism cannot be overlooked, especially in the wider context of a rise in antisemitic attacks in Pennsylvania and across the country…