Barack Obama and Tom Hanks: celebrity reactions to shootout in US Synagogue
In an attack on a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, eleven people were killed. A shock, not only for the injured, bereaved and emergency personnel, but also politicians and stars from the USA does not let the massacre cold.
Ex-US President Barack Obama (57) vented his grief on Twitter: "We mourn the Americans murdered in Pittsburgh." But beyond that, he also demands consequences: "We all have to fight against the growing anti-Semitism and the hate-filled rhetoric against those who look, love or pray differently, and we must stop giving it so easily to those who want to harm innocents get a gun in your hands. "
Oscar winner Tom Hanks (62, "Forrest Gump") encourages the city of Pittsburgh. He posted a photo of a poster someone had hung on his window in the city on Instagram. It reads: "Love your neighbors without exception". Hanks comments, "And again, for me, this photo stands for the spirit of Pittsburgh - with a broken heart today for those in Squirrel Hill ..." he praises the locals. The "again" refers to the fact that he had already accidentally posted the photo on 16 October. At that time his enthusiastic commentary was already: "The spirit of Pittsburgh! Great city."
Poetically, US actress Alyssa Milano (45, "Charmed Witches") phrases it on her Twitter account: "I love, I cry, but I'm not afraid, I'm pregnant with anti-Semitism." They think of "transgender people, women, gays, indigenous peoples, people of color, sick and vulnerable people, immigrants and people of all faiths," said Milano. "The shooting was an 'attack on every decent person on the planet."
American comedian Amy Schumer (37, "I Feel Pretty") is also deeply saddened and expresses her condolences to the relatives via Instagram. "My heart is broken".
Talkmaster Ellen DeGeneres (60) sends love: "Today I send love to each one of you who reads this, to each and every one of you, we are one world, we all need love, we all want comfort, let's give each other," she asks via Twitter.
