Funeral held for Detroit synagogue president as police search for motive

Officials say they have found no proof of antisemitism as Samantha Woll killing brings wave of grief to Jewish and Democratic circles

A funeral was held on Sunday for the president of a Detroit synagogue who was killed over the weekend, as police searched for a motive.

Samantha Woll, an adviser to Democratic politicians and president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found stabbed to death outside her home in the Lafayette Park neighborhood of Detroit on Saturday.