Jonathan Perlman
Felled by bullets, 11 Pittsburgh Jews will be remembered this Yom Kippur as martyrs
By Yonat Shimron — October 8, 2019
(RNS) — A new poem to be recited during services Wednesday (Oct. 9) is just one example of the tangible ways the horrific events of Oct. 27, 2018, are reshaping the American Jewish community.
Some Pittsburgh Jews upset by decision to seek death penalty in synagogue attack
By Yonat Shimron — August 27, 2019
(RNS) — Two of the three congregations that met inside the Tree of Life synagogue said they were saddened by the news that federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a gunman who killed 11 Jews at their place of worship last year.
A rabbi pleads with AG William Barr: Don’t bring the death penalty to Pittsburgh
By Yonat Shimron — August 13, 2019
(RNS) — To Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, a lengthy trial in which the prosecution would highlight Robert Bowers’ documented stream of anti-Jewish invective might be too much for his congregation to bear.
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