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A photo of the antisemitic fliers distributed in Squirrel Hill. (Corey O'Connor/X via JTA)
May 20, 2025, 4:54 am
Antisemitic fliers thrown from car in Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Papers found in neighborhood that endured 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting include quotes cherry-picked from the Talmud that aim to show Jewish discrimination against non-Jews
By Grace Gilson
A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
April 25, 2023, 3:11 am
Pittsburgh Jews grapple with how to remember 2018 synagogue attack, as trial starts
Representatives of US community say they’re ‘doing Jewish’ as means of coping with massacre, with trauma still felt even after deadly shooting has ‘become part of the background’
By Ron Kampeas
This rendering provided by Lifang Vision Technology in May 2022 shows designs for the planned renovation of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which on Oct. 27, 2018, was the scene of the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. (Lifang Vision Technology via AP)
May 3, 2022, 11:07 am
New design plans released for memorial at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh
Architect Daniel Libeskind plans to create a sanctuary, museum, memorial and center for fighting antisemitism at the site of the deadliest attack on Jews in US history
By Peter Smith
US President Joe Biden speaks about the evacuation of American citizens, their families, SIV applicants and vulnerable Afghans in the East Room of the White House on Aug. 20, 2021, in Washington. US Vice President Kamala Harris listens at left. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
October 28, 2021, 3:13 am
Biden vows to combat antisemitism in honor of synagogue shooting victims
US president, VP issue statements marking anniversary of deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, saying it serves as reminder ‘to embrace the better angels of our nature’
By Jacob Magid
A man wearing a Stronger Than Hate Yamulke stands outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, the first anniversary of the shooting at the synagogue, that killed 11 worshippers.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
June 25, 2021, 12:40 pm
Pittsburgh Jewish Federation urges vigilance after alleged antisemitic acts
Group’s security director notes rash of incidents, which included an assault that left a Jewish man with broken bones, came amid rising antisemitism over Israel-Hamas fighting
By ToI Staff
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
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
A memorial for victims of the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in October 2018. (Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images via JTA)
October 27, 2019, 8:36 pm
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
By JTA
In this Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 file photo, a woman passes by the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
October 18, 2019, 8:36 pm
Year after massacre, Pittsburgh synagogue plans to become center for Jewish life
Leaders of Tree of Life congregations say rebuilt site likely to include houses of worship, memorial to 11 victims, anti-Semitism education center and city’s Holocaust museum
By Ramesh Santanam
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
A Jewish emergency crew and police officers at the site of the mass shooting that killed 11 people and wounded six at the Tree Of Life synagogue, on October 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP)
October 29, 2018, 10:13 am
‘In one day,’ safety of Pittsburgh Jewish neighborhood shattered
After gunman massacres 11 worshipers at a local synagogue, Squirrel Hill residents express disbelief that violent anti-Semitism could strike so close to home
By Matt Sedensky and MARYCLAIRE DALE
Dan Stein (screen capture: WPXI)
October 28, 2018, 7:29 am
First victim of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting named as Dan Stein, 71
Family identifies grandfather as one of 11 killed in massacre; ‘Everybody loved him,’ nephew says
By ToI Staff
People light candles as they gather for a vigil in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Saturday, October 27, 2018. (AP/Matt Rourke)
October 28, 2018, 4:59 am
After synagogue massacre, interfaith Havdalah vigil unites a shattered community
Grieving and angry, thousands of Jews and non-Jews in Squirrel Hill and around nation come together to mark end of Shabbat and mourn victims of deadly shooting
By Ron Kampeas
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