Victim of Houston Shooting Celebrates Survival at Local Synagogue

Friday, 23 May, 2008 - 11:26 am

Posted by Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff

Israeli consul Belaynesh Zevadia and daughter Lee enjoy an art project with another boy during a Friendship Circle event at Chabad-Lubavitch of Uptown in Houston.

By Tamar Runyan
May 22, 2008

When Sarcalem Adigeh was struck by a crazed neighbor’s bullet, the Houston Jewish community collectively held its breath. Adigeh was a loved member whose wife, Belaynesh Zevadia, served as the deputy Israeli consul to the southwestern United States.

This month, the same community came together to give thanks for Adigeh’s survival during a Shabbat kiddush held at Chabad-Lubavitch of Uptown.

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