Friends of the missing Jewish student Lauren Spierer attended a special synagogue ceremony to pray for her safe return.
Ms Spierer, 20, was last seen on June 3 after attending a party with friends at Indiana University.
The ceremony, held at Scarsdale Synagogue in her home county of Westchester, New York, was lead by Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman.
He said: "We have been told that wherever ten gather in the times of God, their voices will be heard.
