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Anti-Semitic comments found written in a campus library book at Carnegie Mellon University. (Adira Rosen/Facebook)
December 3, 2018, 9:14 am
Anti-Semitic vandalism found in Jewish book at Pittsburgh college
Carnegie Mellon student find swastikas and comments that ‘Jews have no business at CMU’ scrawled in volume at campus library
By JTA
Itzhak Perlman and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform in memory of the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting attack (Video screenshot)
December 1, 2018, 3:27 pm
Itzhak Perlman headlines Pittsburgh concert honoring synagogue shooting victims
At memorial event, renowned violinist says: ‘When you see something that represents the worst of humanity, you want to confront it with some of the best of humanity’
By TOI staff
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation stands across the street from the synagogue in Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
November 29, 2018, 12:16 am
Rabbis who survived Pittsburgh shooting mark 30 days of mourning
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers says that while the ‘nightmares, fear, insomnia and trauma’ remain, ‘the outpouring of compassion and love has been a soothing balm’
By JTA
In this Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 photo, Stars of David hang from bushes outside the post office in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)
November 22, 2018, 2:01 am
Weeks after synagogue shooting, Thanksgiving offers fresh chance for healing
In Pittsburgh neighborhood still grappling with Tree of Life massacre, many see family gathering as opportunity to acknowledge loss and show gratitude for what community still has
By Ramesh Santanam
Attendees stand during a moment of silence during the Rally for Peace and Tree of Life Victims, Friday, November 9, 2018, at Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
November 10, 2018, 7:51 am
Victims of synagogue shooting remembered in Pittsburgh park
Hundreds gather to honor 11 killed at Tree of Life Congregation two weeks ago in deadliest attack on Jews in US history
By Ramesh Santanam
Khashayar “Shay” Khatiri says he was motivated to raise money for Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue because of his experiences with Jewish friends and mentors. (Courtesy of Khatiri/JTA)
November 10, 2018, 4:07 am
How an Iranian asylum seeker raised over $1,000,000 for the Pittsburgh synagogue
Khashayar Khatiri, who is not Jewish, says he was moved to action shortly after learning about the shooting while with a Jewish friend
By Josefin Dolsten
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, right, of Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation hugs Rabbi Cheryl Klein, left, of Dor Hadash Congregation and Rabbi Jonathan Perlman during a community gathering held in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Oct. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
November 6, 2018, 3:07 pm
What an expat-American journalist learned from the Pittsburgh Jewish community
Jews in the Steel City have chosen a path of peace and bridge-building as they mourn the lives of 11 of their own
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Jonathan Goldstein, chair of the Jewish Leadership Council, addresses the crowd in Parliament Square at the #EnoughIsEnough demonstration organized by UK Jewish leaders, March 2018. (Marc Morris/Jewish News)
November 5, 2018, 9:05 am
UK Jewish leader asks: Is the world changing for Diaspora Jewry?
ToI conducted a lengthy interview with Jonathan Goldstein on the threat posed by Labour anti-Semitism under Corbyn. Then came Pittsburgh, raising concerns to a whole new level
By David Horovitz
An FBI agent stands behind a police cordon and an ambulance outside the Tree of Life Synagogue (L) after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
November 4, 2018, 6:24 pm
Jewish nurse who treated synagogue shooter calls for ‘love in the face of evil’
In heartfelt Facebook post, Ari Mahler says caring for Robert Bowers was part of his job, which ‘requires compassion and empathy over everything’
By JTA
The Stronger Together Shabbat in Pittsburg, November 2, 2018. (Sara Fatell/ One Table)
November 3, 2018, 12:23 pm
On first Shabbat after massacre, Pittsburgh’s Jews break challah together
Underneath a large tent, a coalition of diverse Jewish organizations sponsor a meal to give the community a much-needed place away from the tragedy
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The cover of the the November 2, 2018 edition of Di Tzeitung on the Pittsburgh massacre (Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt/Twitter, via JTA)
November 2, 2018, 11:49 am
US Hasidic newspaper omits photos of Pittsburgh’s female victims
Editor Di Tzeitung says decision to only include pictures of male victims of synagogue massacre reflects standard practice
By JTA
A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the in Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP)
November 2, 2018, 11:41 am
Pittsburgh federation raises more than $1 million in wake of shooting
Donations include United Airlines providing free flights to families of victims and a local supermarket giving away gift cards to purchase food for shivas
By Ben Sales
In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, bullet holes can be seen in a shattered window as FBI and other law enforcement investigate the scene of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue on in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. (Andrew Stein/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)
November 2, 2018, 8:52 am
After Pittsburgh massacre, painstaking and painful care for the dead
The scale of the violence has placed an extraordinary responsibility on the volunteers dedicated to the holy ritual of ‘tahara’
By ADAM GELLER
People pay their respects Thursday, November 1, 2018, at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed October 27, 2018 while worshiping in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
November 1, 2018, 10:45 pm
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s mother ‘hurting for Jewish community’
Woman identified as Barbara and her partner are ‘really saddened’ by Robert Bower’s alleged actions, pastor says. ‘They love the Jewish people’
By JTA
Mourners embrace as they gather at the funeral home before the funeral for Melvin Wax, 87, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
November 1, 2018, 12:35 am
Pittsburgh victim remembered as doting grandfather, selfless community member
Melvin Wax, 88, was one of 11 Jews killed in synagogue shooting; ‘If you look in the dictionary under the word unselfish, you’ll see his name’
By Arielle Kaplan and Ben Sales
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