An interview with the Jewish president of the hospital that treated the gunman who opened fire at a synagogue in Pittsburgh has gone viral.  

Dr Jeff Cohen, was interviewed by Channel 4 News about his experience of meeting the man who killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, where he himself is a parishioner. 

He’s been praised for showing compassion in the face of extreme adversity. 

“Quite honestly, he’s just a guy,” Dr Cohen told Channel 4. “He’s some mother’s son. And how did he get from that to where he is today. That’s going to be a large debate that we have to wrestle with as a society.” Read more…

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