The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix (JCRC) and two local Jewish community members are suing the state of Arizona in hopes of preventing capital punishment by hydrogen cyanide,
Arizona Jews sue to stop the state from using Zyklon B, which the Nazis used to gas Jews, in executions jta.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jta.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Outlawed by the state in 1992, the toxic gas employed by the Nazis at Auschwitz can still be used on those sentenced before the ban; Jewish leaders call it 'cruel and barbarous'
Hundreds of asylum seekers arrive daily at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Welcome Center in Phoenix wearing only hoodies and sweatshirts to stay warm.