The rabbi who survived the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting 5 years ago considers hope in a dark time for the world’s Jews
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News Postcard from Pittsburgh: 5th anniversary of Tree of Life falls amid broader grief
The kosher butcher’s front doors are covered with photos of Israeli hostages instead of deals on brisket and whitefish
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News Can the execution of a Jewish prisoner in Texas be stopped? Supporters are praying for a miracle
Alan Dershowitz is now involved in effort to avert execution scheduled for Oct. 10
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Opinion Covering the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and its aftermath tested me as a Jewish journalist
When the gunman blew out the glass doors of the synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, two American Jewish stories collided: One of open, proud practice and one of terror of what lurks among one’s neighbors
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Fast Forward White supremacist arrested for threatening jurors in Pittsburgh synagogue trial
Hardy Carroll Lloyd is being held without bond and could face 35 years in prison if convicted
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Fast Forward The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter got the death penalty. Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor is mum on the sentence.
Gov. Josh Shapiro said earlier this year he no longer supports capital punishment even for those committing the most heinous crimes
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Fast Forward After synagogue gunman’s death sentence, Pittsburgh’s Jews feel relief, resilience — and gratitude
Family members and survivors of the attack recite the Shehecheyanu prayer, the prayer for thanks, in Hebrew at a press conference
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News She survived the worst antisemitic attack in US history. Finally, she’s ready to talk about it
Audrey Glickman reveals the lessons she’s taking with her after the verdict in the trial of the Tree of Life shooter
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