Posts Tagged: Tree of Life Pittsburgh
Tree of Life Obtains $1 Million in Federal Funding to Develop Antisemitism Curriculum
The US federal spending bill for fiscal year 2024 that was enacted last week to keep the government open into the fall included the allocation...
Tree of Life Synagogue Unveils Preliminary Design of New Memorial Honoring Victims of 2018 Shooting
Organizers have unveiled the first design for a new outdoor memorial at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh that will pay tribute to the...
Neo-Nazi Gunman Who Carried Out Pittsburgh Synagogue Slaughter is Sentenced to Death
The neo-Nazi gunman who slaughtered 11 worshippers and wounded six more people in the Oct. 27, 2018 attack on Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue has...
Documentary on Pittsburgh Community After Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting to Premiere at Jewish Film Festival
A documentary about how locals in Pittsburgh came together to support the Jewish community after the 2018 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue...
Pennsylvania Gov. Awards $6M Grant to Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, Site of Devastating 2018 Massacre
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced a $6.6 million grant for the rebuilding of Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue, where eleven worshippers were murdered by...
Orthodox Jews Call on US Congress to Pass ‘Pray Safe’ Act to Protect Houses of Worship From Violence
The main organization representing Orthodox Jews in the US has urged Congress to approve bipartisan legislation that would enhance the security of the Jewish community...
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...
Judge in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter’s Case Promises Trial Won’t Clash With Jewish High Holidays Next Year
The judge in the case of the neo-Nazi killer who murdered 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in October 2018 has declined to...
After Pittsburgh, We Need a Coalition of Conscience
We knew antisemitism was out there. We knew it was growing. More and more people felt uninhibited in expressing their hatred and bigotry. Deadly attacks against...
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...
American Jewish Groups Vow to Fight Antisemitism Following ‘Deadliest Attack on Jews in US History’
As Jews across the US registered their shock at Saturday morning's shooting massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh by a gun-wielding assailant, communal organizations...