'My grandparents came here to escape this': Mayim Bialik speaks out after 'horrific' synagogue shooting

Mayim Bialik tried to pen down her thoughts and emotions on the tragic Pittsburgh shooting and shared how her family had immigrated to the US to escape Hitler.
UPDATED OCT 30, 2018

Mayim Bialik reflected on the tragic synagogue shooting which claimed the lives of 11 people in Pittsburgh on Saturday. The suspected shooter Robert Bowers shot and killed 11 worshippers during a Shabbat service at the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The 'Big Bang Theory' actress took to her website 'GrokNation' to share, "I am still trying to find ways to wrap my head around such a horrific act of anti-Semitism. Even I have been surprised at how much this feels like it happened to my family. If you are one of my many beloved gentile friends who reached out to me this weekend to express condolences, I thank you for your open heart and compassionate spirit." 

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