JFNA Hails Conviction of Seattle Gunman

 

The Jewish Federations of North America Hails Conviction of Seattle Gunman

 

 December 15, 2009  NEW YORK – The Jewish Federations of North America today stands with the families and the surviving victims of the 2006 shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle following the murder conviction of Naveed Haq.

 

Naveed Haq was convicted on Tuesday for the shooting spree at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle on July 28, 2006, where he injured five individuals and killed one, Pamela Waechter.  Another of Naveed Haq’s targets was 17 weeks pregnant.  Today’s verdict came at the conclusion of his second trial after the first ended in a mistrial.

 

“Today, a jury served justice for the families and victims of this tragic attack,” said Jerry Silverman, president and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America.  “Although this decision does not erase the past, it does bring to close a sad chapter for the Jewish Federation movement.”

 

Since 2005, The Jewish Federations of North America has led program and funding efforts behind the Department of Homeland Security Nonprofit Security Grant Program initiative.  The program has provided resources to bolster the physical security and preparedness training of hundreds of Jewish and other nonprofits organizations around the country. 

 

The Jewish Federations of North America represents 157 Jewish Federations and 400 Network communities, which raise and distribute more than $3 billion annually for social welfare, social services and educational needs. The Federation movement, collectively among the top 10 charities on the continent, protects and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning).