Two Years Later, Jewish Groups Remember Victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre
by Algemeiner Staff
People pray at a makeshift memorial near the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Cathal McNaughton.
Jewish groups in the US and around the world commemorated on Tuesday the second anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, in which 11 Jewish worshippers were murdered by a white supremacist gunman.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) tweeted:
On the second anniversary of the tragic October day, we honor the eleven lives lost to the single deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. 2 years later, the Pittsburgh community shares a message of hope as they continue to heal.
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Remember and Reflect. pic.twitter.com/kTbSeFMpXd
— ADL (@ADL) October 27, 2020
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) tweeted:
Two years ago today, a far-right terrorist murdered 11 Jews during a Shabbat service in a synagogue in Pittsburgh in the worst antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
We will never forget the pain of this horrific day, nor the innocent souls taken.
May their memory be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/JM3uM9g8uC
— American Jewish Committee (@AJCGlobal) October 27, 2020
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) tweeted:
It’s been two years since October 27, 2018, when eleven Jews were killed by a gunman in an attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in #Pittsburgh.
We remember them and all victims of #antisemitism.
These are their names, their faces.
May their memory be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/07f7nUhcNq
— WJC (@WorldJewishCong) October 27, 2020
B’nai B’rith International tweeted:
— B’nai B’rith Int’l (@BnaiBrith) October 27, 2020
The Tree Of Life – Or L’Simcha Congregation, where the massacre occurred, tweeted:
We will forever remember the 11 victims of Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Congregation, Congregation Dor Hadash & New Light Congregation who we lost 2 years ago today on October 27, 2018.
Additional resources may be found from @1027Healing.#StrongerThanHate #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/vCFAx842Zd
— Tree Of Life * Or L’Simcha Congregation (@treeoflifepgh) October 27, 2020
