'It’s scary to be Jewish in America these days,' says religious leader acquainted with Charlie Cytron-Walker, the rabbi taken hostage in Colleyville last week

In apparent recording of last phone call during siege, Malik Akram tells brother he wants to 'go down as a martyr'; brother urges him to give himself up

Counter-terrorism officers detain and question pair over possible ties to hostage-taker Malik Faisal Akram, who was killed after 11-hour siege in Colleyville on Saturday

Charlie Cytron-Walker says attention should be on congregation's attempts to work through hostage trauma, not his departure from Beth Israel and other strife bubbling to surface

Beth Israel congregant explains decision to remain inside, despite opportunities to flee, as doing so would have endangered other hostages; reveals gunman's 'goodwill' gesture

'This is not the way it should have to be in America, but unfortunately, it is the way,' says Attorney General Merrick Garland after houses of worship step up protection efforts

Anna Salton Eisen says she finds comfort in fact that community received so much support from government officials and neighboring communities

Since 2018 Tree of Life massacre, US Jewish Jewish groups have worked intensively to teach community synagogues and institutions how to best react when their lives are in danger

Malik Faisal Akram was checked against law enforcement databases when he landed in New York several weeks ago

Domestic security agency said to have received information about Malik Faisal Akram that prompted an investigation, but it was soon shut down for lack of evidence