Lori Gilbert-Kaye
In the plea deal, 22-year-old John Earnest admitted to hate-crime allegations.
The decision was mentioned in a court filing in federal court and comes soon after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stopped federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review.
John Earnest, 19 at the time, called 911 and said he committed the act because Jews were trying to “destroy all white people.”
The project is part of an ongoing effort to recognize victims of anti-Semitic attacks, such as the one that took place on April 27, 2019 at Chabad of Poway in Southern California.
U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr and U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief Ahmed Shaheed will speak, as will congregants.
Rabbi Mendel Goldstein walked to synagogue in solitude in compliance with social-distancing measures, held Lori’s Torah and said a prayer for her and the community she left behind.
Under the proposal, Eva Drive would become Lori Lynn Lane.
The shooting at Chabad of Poway took the life of a beloved pillar in the Southern California community.