One Year After Pearl Street Mall Firebombing, Colorado's Jewish Community Reflects on Loss and Resilience

The Boulder Tragedy One Year Later

Flowers are left on police barricades outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder, Colorado. —Chet Strange—Getty ImagesOne year ago, on June 1, 2025, a man walked up to a group of Jewish community members on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall and firebombed them. They were not soldiers. They were not politicians. They were friends and neighbors walking peacefully through their own community, calling attention to hostages kidnapped …

One year after Pearl Street Mall firebombing, Colorado's Jewish community reflects on loss and resilience

One year after a firebombing attack on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall killed one person and injured a dozen more, Colorado's Jewish community is still working to regain its sense of safety.Mohamed Sabry Soliman was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 2,128 years, for throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of peaceful protesters who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages on June 1, 2025.The loca…

A year after Boulder’s Pearl Street firebombing, Jewish community mourns, remembers and gather

For many in Boulder’s Jewish community, the one-year anniversary of the June 1 firebombing on Pearl Street arrives with grief, vulnerability and unresolved anger. It also comes with a determination to carry forward the message of Karen Diamond, who died from her injuries in the attack, to respond to hate with love. On June 1, 2025, Mohamed Sabry Soliman posed as a gardener before yelling “Free Palestine” and throwing Molotov cocktails at a Bould…