A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday. The person said the vehicle caught on fire after crashing into the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township. Investigators are still working to identify the man and a possible motive for the attack. The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Oakland County Sheriff Sheriff Mike Bouchard says a security officer was knocked unconscious but no one else was hurt.

Jewish communities everywhere reacted with horror at last year's Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. But the approaching one-year commemoration of the assault hits home particularly hard in Pittsburgh's Jewish community. It already marks a grim anniversary in October. It was in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018, that a gunman carried out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, killing 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue. Adding to the intensity is the arrival of the Jewish High Holy Days — days that bracket the Oct. 7 anniversary with rituals focused on mortality and recalling the deaths of loved ones. Many are taking consolation in the rituals as they mark an emotionally fraught milestone.

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