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Colleyville: A Story of Jewish Heroism and Triumph in the Face of Terror
April 27, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
Sunday, April 27, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00 PM PT
In the safe haven of Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three others find themselves hostages when a stranger disrupts a typical Saturday morning at Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Dani Menkin, this gripping real-life drama documentary unfolds over an 11-hour standoff, testing their resilience and courage in unimaginable ways. This event will feature a screening of Colleyville, followed by a panel discussion between the heroic survivors of the terror incident Rabbi Cytron-Walker, Shane Woodward, and Jeffrey Cohen, award-winning filmmaker Natalie Marciano and moderator, Brian Hughes, director of the USC Shoah Foundation Countering Antisemitism Laboratory.
