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Fast Forward Hate-Filled Pittsburgh Synagogue Killer Acted Alone: FBI
The suspected gunman who killed 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the most deadly attack ever on the Jewish community in the United States likely acted alone, officials said on Sunday. The shooter stormed the building during a Saturday morning service, fatally shooting 11 mostly elderly people and wounding six others including four police…
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Opinion Pittsburgh Synagogue Murder Spree Latest In 4 Decades Of Organized Anti-Semitic Attacks
The Saturday morning massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Congregation is unique in a certain sense. The murder of 11 Pittsburgh synagogue congregants by a white supremacist gunman is by far the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. But while it’s the worst, it’s not the first, nor the second nor even the 10th case…
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Culture The Straight Line From 5,000 Trump Lies To 11 Jews Murdered In Pittsburgh
‘There must be no tolerance for anti-Semitism in America,” Donald Trumptold the Future Farmers of America following the mass murder in a Pittsburgh synagogue at a Sabbath service — the same Trump who said that some of the neo-Nazis chanting “Jews will not replace us” in Charlottesville were “very fine people.” “This wicked act of…
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Opinion The Right Has Blood On Its Hands After Pittsburgh Carnage — And So Does The Left
Grief. Darkness. Uncontrollable rage. These are the things consuming the American Jewish community today, the darkest day in our history in this country. There is little surprise, but boundless, unending sadness and anger. In a crisis, we often feel a desire to move. It’s flight or fight. It’s adrenaline. It’s evolutionary. Today, I want you…
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Opinion Will Synagogue Bloodbath Be Wakeup Call For Jews Who Enable Trump’s Hate?
On Saturday morning, a white nationalist walked in to the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, and killed 11 people as of the last count. His declared reason for this carnage was a hatred of HIAS, a Jewish organization that advocates for refugees, founded in 1881. The organization does have a chapter in…
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News ‘All These Jews Must Die’ Gunman Kills 11 In Pittsburgh Synagogue
A gunman shouting “all these Jews must die” killed at least 11 people and wounded several others at a Pittsburgh synagogue during Shabbat services Saturday morning before being captured alive. In what is thought to be the first-ever mass shooting at an American synagogue, a “bearded heavy-set white male” identified as Robert Bowers, 46, walked…
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Life 10 Ways To Make Your Synagogue More Accessible To People With Disabilities
Over the last decade, more and more Jewish institutions and organizations have become conscious of the importance of the inclusion of people with disabilities and their families—and have taken action steps to make their communities more inclusive both in terms of creating welcoming culture and also in terms of making physical changes needed for accessibility….
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Life The Ultimate Glossary To Surviving Synagogue
Whether you participate in Jewish prayer three times a day or two times a year, entering spiritual spaces can be a linguistic minefield. Rich tradition plus an ancient language is a recipe for beauty, but also for confusion. Here’s a handy glossary to keep you informed from the moment you pop open the siddur to…
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