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Lori Leah Gilbert Kaye

Case from Poway, CA dated Apr 27, 2019

Victim Details

Lori Leah Gilbert Kaye

Female

Poway

CA

2019-04-27

60

Lori

Leah Gilbert Kaye

07/06/2026

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Lori Leah Gilbert Kaye, aged 60, tragically lost her life on April 27, 2019, during a shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California. The incident occurred on the last day of Passover, a significant Jewish holiday. Lori was attending the service to honor her late mother during the Yizkor memorial service. During the attack, Lori heroically stepped in front of Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein to shield him from the gunman's bullets. This act of bravery ultimately cost her life, but it save ...
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  • Poway synagogue shooting - Wikipedia
  • latimes.com: Family of young girl wounded in synagogue shooting had run-in with anti-Semitic crime in 2015
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