Pennsylvania governor honors Pittsburgh victims during Auschwitz visit
At concentration camp museum, Tom Wolf signs guestbook with the names of 11 casualties of synagogue shooting
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Sunday honored the 11 victims of the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue while on a visit to Auschwitz.
Wolf signed the guestbook at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial by writing the names of the victims of the shooting nearly a year ago. Under that, he wrote: “Pennsylvania mourns for the people who were murdered on October 27, 2018 in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” He also wrote “100% tolerance; 0% hate.”
Hours later, he tweeted: Thank you @AuschwitzMuseum for the opportunity to memorialize the Tree of Life victims. Pennsylvania was founded on the principle of tolerance. And we are #StrongerThanHate.”
Prior to leaving on the visit, Wolf said in a news conference that he would carry to the Nazi camp the mezuzah that hung on the door of Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers’s office, and which was broken in the attack.
“What I’m hoping for is that this act will bring solace, some solace to the survivors, and will remind them that we Pennsylvanians will never forget their loved ones,” Wolf said during the news conference.
Pennsylvania Governor @GovernorTomWolf visited @AuschwitzMuseum today. He placed a wreath at the Wall of Death to honor the victims of Auschwitz.
In the Gestbook he wrote names of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting.
'100% tolerance; 0% hate.' pic.twitter.com/b9IWK430rC
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) September 14, 2019
Wolf this week is visiting 600 Pennsylvanians stationed with the National Guard in Lithuania and Poland and was scheduled to meet with Lithuanian government and business leaders, The Associated Press reported.
He is also scheduled to visit the Paneriai Holocaust Memorial, in the forests outside Vilnius, Lithuania, later in the week.
The Times of Israel Community.