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Items are removed from a time capsule from 1906 found in the cornerstone of the Tree of Life synagogue's former location in Pittsburgh, November 4, 2019. (Screenshot: YouTube)
November 5, 2019, 11:31 pm
Time capsule from 1906 found at former Tree of Life building site in Pittsburgh
Items inside metal box removed from cornerstone include old newspapers, documents and a Heinz pickle pin
By Marcy Oster
A young boy looks at the fenced off entrance to the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on October 27, 2019, the first anniversary of the shooting at the synagogue, that killed 11 worshipers. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
November 1, 2019, 8:02 pm
Court waits to set trial date in Pittsburgh synagogue attack
Judge says she first wants to resolve defense’s pretrial motions challenging death penalty sought by prosecutors
By AP
A fan holds up a sign to honor the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue during the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns at Heinz Field on October 28, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images via JTA)
October 28, 2019, 2:49 am
Pittsburgh Steelers to hold moment of silence to remember synagogue victims
NFL team to mark one-year anniversary of massacre during Monday game: ‘Since that day our community has resolved to stay stronger than hate and anti-Semitism’
By JTA
Flower pots, each with a name of one of the 11 worshipers killed on October 27, 2018, when a gunman opened fire as worship services began at the Tree of Life Synagogue, line the fence surrounding the synagogue on October 26, 2019, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
October 27, 2019, 11:13 pm
One-year commemoration of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre marked around the world
October 27, 2018 attack, which killed 11 worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue, was the most deadly assault on Jews in American history
By AP
Police respond to an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life synagogue on Wildins Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 27, 2018. (Pam Panchak/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
October 25, 2019, 11:02 pm
Police wounded in Pittsburgh synagogue attack thank Jewish community for support
3 officers who were hurt while responding to deadly shooting that left 11 dead now back at work, while another three still recuperating
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh President and CEO Jeff Finkelstein speaks at the Tree of Life vigil, October 28, 2018. (courtesy)
October 25, 2019, 2:56 pm
Don’t use ‘Pittsburgh’ as shorthand for US anti-Semitism, says federation head
Episode #8: Jeff Finkelstein debriefs a year after anti-Semite killed 11 * AJC’s Avi Mayer dissects an unprecedented survey of US Jews on anti-Semitism in America
By TOI staff
The victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. (Facebook/Google Maps/JTA Collage)
October 15, 2019, 7:16 pm
Virtual commemoration to be held for Pittsburgh synagogue victims
‘Pause with Pittsburgh’ initiative planned for October 27, the one-year anniversary of deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the US that left 11 dead
By Marcy Oster
The doors of the Tree of Life synagogue feature memorials surrounding the building nearly a year after the attack there that killed 11 worshipers (Grace Yagel via JTA)
October 3, 2019, 2:53 am
In Pittsburgh a year later, the shofar-blower is dead and the shul is shuttered
As first anniversary nears of Tree of Life shooting, in which 11 were killed, congregations struggle to get through High Holidays, community tries to figure out how to move forward
By Ben Sales
A menorah is tested outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, December 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshiped at the synagogue on October 27, 2018 at the temple. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
From the WebSeptember 21, 2019, 3:22 am
Victims, community leaders share insights from Tree of Life massacre
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: Representatives of congregations attacked in synagogue shooting discuss trauma, healing ahead of 1 year anniversary, high holidays
An art installation outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sept. 12, 2019. (Beth Kissileff)
September 14, 2019, 5:47 am
Artwork by children from Parkland, Newtown unveiled at Tree of Life synagogue
Site of Pittsburgh massacre decorated with art submitted by kids worldwide, including from towns associated with past mass shootings
By Beth Kissileff
File: A menorah and flowers are seen outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service on the first night of Hanukkah, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, December 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
August 23, 2019, 10:45 am
Tree of Life to hold High Holiday services at local Episcopal church
Pittsburgh’s Calvary Church offers Jewish neighbors use of its sanctuary during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
By JTA
Rabbi Jonathan Perlman speaks to thousands at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall during a service to honor and mourn the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree Of Life Synagogue, in Pittsburgh on October 28, 2018. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images via JTA)
August 14, 2019, 11:40 pm
Pittsburgh rabbi calls on US AG to forgo death penalty for synagogue shooter
Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, whose New Light Congregation lost 3 worshipers in October attack, tells William Barr that Judaism and Christianity oppose capital punishment
By JTA
Tributes are left near the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 16, 2019, after a deadly shooting. (Fiona Goodall/Getty Images/via JTA)
June 30, 2019, 4:48 pm
Pittsburgh Jewish federation gives over $650,000 to Christchurch victims
Of the sum, more than $60,000 raised by Tree of Life congregation, which was targeted by anti-Semitic gunman five months before attack on New Zealand mosques
By Marcy Oster
Illustrative: Facebook notifications on a smartphone. (JaysonPhotography/Istock by Getty Images)
June 27, 2019, 1:10 am
Manager of Pittsburgh restaurant fired for anti-Semitic Facebook post
Owner of Yokoso Japanese Steakhouse apologizes after employee shares meme showing the interior of an oven and the caption ‘Jewish bunk beds for sale’
By JTA
Members of Pittsburgh's Jewish community at the city's Legacy International Worship Center church to lend support after the FBI uncovered an alleged jihadist terror plot against the church, June 23, 2019. (CBS Pittsburgh screen capture)
June 25, 2019, 2:43 pm
Pittsburgh Jews rally around church after jihadi bomb plot
Rev. Michael Anthony Day, pastor of the Legacy International Worship Center, says first call of support he received was from Rabbi Ron Symons of the Jewish community center
By Marcy Oster
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