Pittsburgh jury finds synagogue gunman eligible for the death penalty, setting up trial’s final phase
Jurors seemed to be unmoved by his lawyers’ arguments that his virulent antisemitism was delusional
Jurors seemed to be unmoved by his lawyers’ arguments that his virulent antisemitism was delusional
Five years after the most deadly attack against Jews in the United States, are we any safer?
A closer look at the lives lost in the synagogue shooting
For Barry Werber, a survivor of the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history, memory is a blessing and curse
The suspect allegedly used a number of tactics to gain access to Jewish homes — including pretending he was Jewish
The improbable hybrid of a tallit, a Jewish prayer shawl, and a sajjada, a Muslim prayer rug. A family recipe for an Iraqi date pastry that evokes layers of Arab-Jewish identity. Glazed stoneware for trans Jews to use in ritual practice. A film of screen recordings and Zoom exchanges about disability and displacement. These works,…
The capital murder case against the perpetrator of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting is dragging on; the Poway shooter who committed his synagogue attack six months later has already received a sentence of life in prison without parole. This week’s two-day evidentiary hearing was filled with testimony from police officers recounting antisemitic comments made by…
Mark Oppenheimer tells the story of how the Pittsburgh Jewish community rebounded after tragedy