Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

The deadliest act of antisemitism on American soil is remembered in new exhibit

The exhibition also features two other deadly anniversaries: The October 7 Massacre and Kristallnacht, the Nazi-led pogrom of November 9, 1938.

A new, temporary exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage explores antisemitism in America, with the 2018 shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh at its center.
 The Tree of Life synagogue at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins avenues, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Oct. 30, 2018.

Pennsylvania man caught with child porn, antisemitic mass attack plans

 The Tree of Life synagogue at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins avenues, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Oct. 30, 2018.

Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order

The facade of the Tree of Life synagogue, where a mass shooting occurred last Saturday, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018

Plaque for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims stolen, investigations ongoing


Never again... sometimes

One need not be a seer or prophet in training to see the self-destructive-to-suicidal future that this selective condemnation of unacceptable behavior will lead to.

HAND-CRAFTED Jewish stars from volunteers around the globe have been hung up around the city of Pittsburgh

Why we should fear American antisemitism

What terrifies me more than the attacks themselves, are the implications of the reactions people had to them.

A Jewish Orthodox woman and her daughter wait to vote during mid-term elections at a polling station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 6, 2018

An open letter to the John Jay College administration

Fearful and ashamed, John Jay’s Jewish population attended class as usual the next week, awaiting an email condemning the shooting. We were waiting for something that never arrived.

Police near the "Tree of Life" synagogue in Pittsburgh

Gab account of 'Crying Nazi' lays bare extent of antisemitism on platform

Chris Cantwell, dubbed the "Crying Nazi," freely spreads hateful messages, blaming Jews for the woes of the world on the platform.

Christopher Cantwell recovers from being pepper-sprayed as he and other white nationalists participate in a torch-lit march on the grounds of the University of Virginia ahead of the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11, 2017

Pittsburgh police investigate antisemitic pamphlets in neighborhood of shooting

Public Information Officer Chris Togneri did not provide specific details about the pamphlets in a news release.

A woman bows her head in front of a memorial on October 28, 2018, at the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27

Intelligence Report: What HIAS actually does for U.S immigrants

Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of HIAS, strongly opposes the Trump administration’s policy.

Mark Hetfield, president and CEO of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)

Pittsburgh and Jerusalem

“Do we stop everything or do we continue life? We continue living. This will not define us.”

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump place stones on a memorial to the 11 shooting victims as they stand with Rabbi Jeffrey Myers outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, on October 30

On ‘Refujews’ and refugees in America

The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor

N.Y. synagogue celebrates Hanukkah with Pittsburgh police officers

Hundreds of celebrants hailed the officers — guests of the Chabad of Roslyn — as heroes representing the triumph of the human spirit.

Hanukkah candle lighting in Sydney, 2012

Californians march, light Hanukkah candles to decry antisemitic graffiti

Staff members at Bel Aire Elementary School, near San Francisco, discovered antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on the school’s playground in early November

California's Golden Gate Bridge, near San Francisco