Posts Tagged: Pittsburgh massacre
Famed US Jewish Architect Will Renovate Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Site of Worst Antisemitic Atrocity in US History
Daniel Libeskind — whose portfolio includes the master plans for the post-9/11 World Trade Center site in New York as well as Jewish museums in...
Fear Itself Isn’t the Only Thing American Jews Have to Fear
JNS.org - With impeccable timing, a new American Jewish Committee survey came out only days before the one-year anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The...
Pittsburgh, Politics, and the President
JNS.org - Antisemitism hovered like a ghost, especially after the Pittsburgh massacre, over the US midterm elections, and it has unexpectedly become a key word for...
Jewish Nurse Who Treated Pittsburgh Shooter Is Son of Rabbi, Experienced Antisemitic Bullying as a Child
The nurse who treated Pittsburgh murderer Robert Bowers after he killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue last Saturday is both Jewish and...
Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Wears Star of David Cleats to Honor Tree of Life Victims
Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, will be wearing special cleats emblazoned with the Star of David during Sunday's game against the...
How Social Media Is Undermining the Fight Against Antisemitism
When 11 Jews were murdered during a Shabbat service last week, the first response for most American Jews was to take to Twitter or Facebook. Most...
Tears Will Be Shed Today
I’ve been staring at my screen for the last few hours trying to work out my feelings about the Pittsburgh massacre. I’ve been trying to...
The Danger of Blaming Trump for Pittsburgh
The Jewish community’s overwhelming sense of shock and grief at the senseless, callous, brutal mass murder of 11 people at the Tree of Life Congregation...
Journalists Exploit Pittsburgh Attack to Bolster Their Own Biases
JNS.org - It was only a matter of time until partisan journalists began to exploit the tragic massacre of Jewish worshipers at the Tree of...
The Disease of Antisemitism Infects Everyone
JNS.org - It was a gray and drizzly day in Pittsburgh in what is usually a beautiful place, green and fresh, when a synagogue was...
It Really Can Happen in America Too
The depths of heartbreak as a result of the massacre at the Tree of Life congregation sickens as well as hits unbelievable heights of sadness...
Death in Pittsburgh
The massacre of eleven Jews in a synagogue in Pittsburgh is not just about current antisemitism. Of course, the leprosy of antisemitism is as deep...
When Culture Crumbles, the Attacks Start
JNS.org - Immediately after 11 people were murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, media pundits and politicians began their political bean-counting: Whom...
United Against Hate
JNS.org - This week, we should all bow our heads and let a tear fall. But when it is over, we need to double and...