To our friends in the University of Kansas Hillel and Chabad Jewish communities

It is with profound sadness and great horror that we, the Roman Catholic students, faculty, and community of the University of Kansas, have learned of the killing in cold blood of two members of the Jewish community, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim; employees of the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC. We commend them to the mercy of God, and we join with you, their families, friends, and the wider Jewish community who mourn their senseless and tragic loss.

We pray that Yaron and Sarah’s rest will be peaceful, and their memory, eternal. 

We stand with you in thanking the God of Israel for the great blessing of Yaron and Sarah’s lives, and we, the community of the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, reaffirm our intention to stand in solidarity with our Jewish brothers and sisters, and to work alongside them and all people of good will to build a world of true peace, justice, and unity.

We wish to express our particular love for all members of your community, and especially for those who personally knew Sarah, a fellow Jayhawk, and who mourn her passing. We are committed to praying and working as a fellow community of faith at the University of Kansas, to help all students become authentic Jayhawks; men and women of brave heart who reverence the dignity of every human life and story.

The St. Lawrence Catholic Community expresses its promise of prayer for, and its closeness to, our Jewish brothers and sisters, especially during this time of mourning and tragic loss. Please know of our love and regard for the Jewish members of the KU community, and our desire to support and encourage your community however we are able.