Newtown rabbi joins Muslim, Christian clergy in urging gun controls

Published on March 12, 2013

Interfaith clergy from Newtown, Conn., in an open letter urged a leading Republican to back far-reaching gun controls.

Giffords meets with Newtown officials to talk gun control

Published on January 7, 2013

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords traveled to Newtown, Conn., to discuss gun control with local and state officials.

Reform, Conservative, Orthodox leaders join gun control call

Published on December 21, 2012

Top figures from the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox movements joined an interfaith call for greater gun controls in the wake of last week's school massacre in Connecticut.

White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest

Published on December 19, 2012

The White House revealed the first steps of a gun-control plan on Wednesday as the United States grieved for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in another wave of funerals.

Jewish parent power tools can help kids cope with the tragedy at Sandy Hook and beyond

Published on December 19, 2012

There’s been a lot of talk in the news about what to say to children about the massacre at Sandy Hook. A steady stream of experts attempting to provide some sort of parental protocol for addressing this unimaginable tragedy with our kids.

Iranian TV interview blames Israel for Sandy Hook massacre

Published on December 18, 2012

An Iranian state-run media outlet reported on an Arizona businessman's claim that Israel is behind the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Newtown students return to class after school massacre

Published on December 18, 2012

Students returned to school in the shattered Connecticut town of Newtown on Tuesday, accompanied by police and counselors to help them cope with grief and fear after a gunman's rampage killed 26 people in an elementary school and altered attitudes about gun control in Washington.

At first Newtown funeral, Noah Pozner remembered as loving ‘little man’

Published on December 18, 2012

Veronique Pozner remembered her son Noah as a rambunctious, video-game loving "little man," a boy with a perpetual smile and twinkly blue eyes who dreamed of becoming a doctor, a soldier and manager of a factory that makes tacos -- his favorite food.

Newtown temple opens fund for family of Noah Pozner

Published on December 17, 2012

As the family of Newtown massacre victim Noah Pozner prepared for the 6-year-old's funeral, the family's synagogue began collecting money for the Pozners.

Funerals for Newtown victims Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto begin as schools confront tragedy

Published on December 17, 2012

Mourners in Newtown, Conn., headed for the first two of 20 funerals of schoolchildren massacred in their classroom as the rest of the nation on Monday anxiously sent children back to school with tightened security.

Sandy Hook: The cultural phenomenon behind mass shootings

Published on December 16, 2012

It has been 13 years since the murders at Columbine High School, when two teenagers killed 13 people and wounded 21 others. Since that time, ABC reports, there have been 31 school shootings.

Israeli leaders send condolence messages in Newtown massacre

Published on December 16, 2012

Israeli leaders sent letters of condolence to President Barack Obama over the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn.

Sandy Hook: Beyond gun control

By David Suissa
Published on December 16, 2012

When something happens that overwhelms our emotions - as when a shooter murders 20 schoolchildren in cold blood- we get dizzy and out of balance. The shock and horror are too much to take.

Jewish 6-year-old youngest of Newtown shooting victims

Published on December 15, 2012

A Jewish child was identified as the youngest of the 26 victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre in Newtown, Conn.