Pittsburgh Jewish community targeted with antisemitic graffiti
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Chabad of Squirrel Hill were vandalized
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News Anti-Israel vandalism in the Jewish neighborhood of the Tree of Life synagogue on eve of massacre’s anniversary
A wall outside Squirrel Hill's public high school and several yard signs were defaced
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Opinion As a Jewish Squirrel Hill native, how should I honor the tragedy of Tree of Life?
I can tell my children about that day, but I still struggle to contextualize the hate that befell my hometown
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News Special Coverage: Pittsburgh, One Year Later
After a day of community service, Torah study and community gathering, Pittsburgh residents say they are closing a chapter in their healing after last year’s deadly synagogue shooting. Sunday was the one-year mark, a date loaded with significance. There was a long roster of activities and ceremonies that, amid tears and unanswered questions, enabled the…
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Fast Forward KKK Fliers Found In Squirrel Hill, Site Of Pittsburgh Massacre
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic fliers were found in Squirrel Hill, the Pittsburgh neighborhood where 11 worshippers were killed in an attack on a synagogue building. The fliers also were dropped in other surrounding neighborhoods, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Sunday. “The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police are aware of and are…
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The Schmooze Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Addressed by Late Night Comedy Hosts
Late night hosts Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert, and many others had a lot to address this week, and very little of it was funny. The denizens of the late night world harnessed their star power to address the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue shooting during their sets. We at the Schmooze applaud these…
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh Synagogue Leader: Trump, Don’t Come
Lynnette Lederman, past president of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, knew many of the victims of the Shabbat-morning shooting by Robert Bowers that killed 11 people and wounded others. She’s heard that President Trump is talking about visiting the city and the synagogue and has one word for him: “Don’t.” “He is the purveyor of…
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Fast Forward Jewish Doctor Asked Synagogue Gunman: How Are You Feeling?
The doctor who runs the hospital that treated the alleged perpetrator of the Sabbath-morning massacre in a Pittsburgh synagogue is also a member of that synagogue — and he introduced himself to the shooter. Dr. Jeff Cohen lives in Tree of Life synagogue’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, and is the president of Allegheny General Hospital, which…
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