Tree of Life Synagogue
Fighting hate, from Tree of Life synagogue to Charleston’s Mother Emanuel Church
By Beth Kissileff — January 29, 2019
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — In response to hate, we connected with other victims of hate to increase good in the world and honor those slain in the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018.
As Muslim extremism nosedives, researchers question law enforcement’s focus
By Yonat Shimron — January 25, 2019
(RNS) — Fifty people were killed by extremists in the U.S. in 2018. But only one of those killings was perpetrated by someone associated with radical Islam.
After synagogue shooting, fresh thoughts on giving thanks
By Ramesh Santanam — November 22, 2018
PITTSBURGH (AP) — How do you summon thankfulness in a family, in a community, when the wounds are so fresh and the grief so hard to bear?
Swastika painted on Duke mural honoring synagogue victims
By The Associated Press — November 20, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University officials say someone painted a Nazi symbol on a mural honoring victims of last month's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre.
Is it dangerous to be Jewish in America?
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 6, 2018
It is not 1938. It is 2018. That is reason enough to affirm our Judaism.
A week after Pittsburgh shooting, hundreds #ShowUpForShabbat
By Yonat Shimron — November 3, 2018
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — "I never thought I’d say this, but ‘thoughts and prayers’ feel great," said David Chudnow of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
In Pittsburgh, Muslims are eager to join Jews in fight against immigrant hate
By Yonat Shimron — November 2, 2018
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — Muslims, like many Jews, understand that a person like Robert Bowers could strike at their community too.
Saying goodbye to couple who were married and massacred at Tree of Life
By Yonat Shimron — November 1, 2018
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — Sylvan and Bernice Simon were killed in what has been described as the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history.
In the wake of Pittsburgh, houses of worship ask how much security is enough
By Menachem Wecker — November 1, 2018
(RNS) — 'I’m tired of being afraid to go to synagogue,' one worshipper posted on Twitter this week.
A tale of two synagogues
By Jennifer Butler — October 31, 2018
(RNS) — The virulent anti-Semitism that led to the murder of 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue this past weekend shares eerie parallels with 1950s Atlanta.
Trumps pay tribute at synagogue where 11 were fatally shot
By The Associated Press — October 30, 2018
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trump stepped into the role of national consoler, a title he wears uncomfortably, with his visit to the Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
In the wake of tragedy, make a difference where you are
By Elisha Wiesel — October 30, 2018
NEW YORK (RNS) — How will we as Jews confront hatred when we disagree on so many things? We will work together because our disagreements are how we will make progress.
Pittsburgh suspect’s hatred of Jews, HIAS part of larger anti-immigrant surge
By Yonat Shimron and Jack Jenkins — October 29, 2018
(RNS) — Congregation Dor Hadash, which met in the Tree of Life building, may have been the real target of the massacre. It was on a list of congregations that observed National Refugee Shabbat.
The Pittsburgh massacre was about refugees
By Mark Silk — October 29, 2018
That fact should not be elided.
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting shakes the city’s iconic Jewish neighborhood
By Ben Sales — October 29, 2018
(JTA) — In many other cities, historic Jewish communities have moved to other neighborhoods or to the suburbs, but Squirrel Hill and its immediate environs have remained the home of Pittsburgh’s Jews.
