Posts Tagged: Tree of Life synagogue
Political Inaction Fuels Rising Antisemitism
JNS.org - As second gentleman Douglas Emhoff joined the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tree of Life Synagogue memorial in Pittsburgh, his presence highlighted a stark...
‘A Significant Deterrent’: US Jewish Groups Praise Conviction of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
As the perpetrator of the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Oct. 2018 was convicted Friday of dozens...
Jury Selection Begins in Pittsburgh Trial of Tree of Life Synagogue Shooter
JNS.org - Attorneys began questioning potential jurors yesterday in the trial of a man accused of murdering 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life*Or...
Police Investigating After Truck Bearing Antisemitic Messages Driven Through West Hollywood
Authorities in Los Angeles are investigating after members of a white supremacist group drove through West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on Saturday in a truck...
Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh Announces Plans to Reopen Post-Shooting
JNS.org - The Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh announced on Facebook plans to reopen its building following the deadly shooting almost one year ago...
Ahead of One-Year Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre, Surviving Rabbi Reflects on Shooting and Its Aftermath
In a video published on Thursday, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers -- who survived last year’s Pittsburgh synagogue massacre -- reflected on the shooting and its aftermath. On...
Pittsburgh Rabbi Writes Yom Kippur Poem in Honor of Those Killed in Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre
Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, who survived the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last year, has penned a poem for Yom Kippur in...
‘Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’ Donates Pulitzer Prize Money to Tree of Life Synagogue
JNS.org - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette donated the money it received from winning the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for breaking-news reporting to the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Honor Memories of 11 Victims of Tree of Life Shooting
JNS.org - Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday honored the memory of the 11 Jewish worshippers who were killed in October 2018 at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha...
How to Prevent Another Pittsburgh
JNS.org - Last year, 11 Jewish Americans were gunned down in an attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Since then, the FBI...
After the Tree of Life Shooting, I Wanted to Hide — but I Knew I Couldn’t
JNS.org - It was a difficult stunt already, and this time I had to do it in front of 42,000 people during the final of the March...
Pittsburgh Synagogue Celebrates ‘First Happy Occasion’ Since Deadly Mass Shooting
Congregants recently gathered for the "first happy occasion" at the Tree Of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh since the Oct. 27 massacre in which 11 worshipers were murdered...
New England Patriots Pay Respect to Tree of Life Synagogue Victims
JNS.org - Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, visited the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday to pay his respects to...
Jewish Band Haim Sells Hanukkah Shirt to Support Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue
The pop rock band Haim is selling a Hanukkah-inspired shirt and proceeds of all sales will be donated to the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, where...
