Squirrel Hill Jewish day school students send messages to mass shooting victims
Postcards from children delivered to local institutes, such as Islamic Center of Pittsburgh and the Latino Community Center, as well as across the United States
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Students at a Jewish day school in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania sent messages Sunday to marginalized groups and communities that have been victims of mass shootings to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting at a nearby synagogue building.
The Community Day School is located about a mile from the Tree of Life Synagogue building where, one year ago, 11 worshipers were killed in a shooting attack.
The students sent postcards to local organizations, such as the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh and the Latino Community Center; and to places throughout the United States, such as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and the Latino Community Church in El Paso, Texas, local news station WITF reported. They also sent messages to local first responders.
“I know I felt very upset when the shooting happened here and I know that nice words helps when you’re thinking sad thoughts,” student Lev Sahud, 10, told a reporter. He wrote in a postcard to the Islamic Center, “Thoughts of love are passed on through people. Thoughts of hope, people already have. Thinking of your hard times of struggle. We are here to help.”
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