Funeral Held for Brooklyn Rabbi Killed in Miami

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Family and friends will gather today to say goodbye to a Brooklyn rabbi who was killed over the weekend in Miami.

Authorities in Miami-Dade say Joseph Raksin, 60, of Crown Heights was shot and killed Saturday morning while walking to a synagogue in Miami.

Investigators believe he may have been a victim of a robbery that turned deadly.

They are still searching for the two attackers.

Raksin, a father of six, was in Florida visiting one of his children.

Raksin's family says anti-semitism may have played a role in the shooting, especially after a swastika was found on a nearby Miami synagogue.

Police say the shooting does not appear to be a hate crime.