Sotloff lauded at Florida service as journalist committed to truth


  • World
  • Saturday, 06 Sep 2014

Cousins of slain U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff leave Temple Beth Am, where a memorial service was held in Pinecrest, Florida September 5, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity

MIAMI (Reuters) - Nearly 1,000 people including relatives, friends and prominent Florida politicians attended a memorial service on Friday for Steven Sotloff, who was killed by Islamic State militants, recalling him as a journalist committed to revealing the truth.

"I'm so proud of my son for living his dream," Sotloff's mother, Shirley, told those in attendance at the Jewish Temple Beth Am.

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