Tree of Life synagogue

This month in Jewish history: Rabin assassination, Tree of Life shooting

A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

A memorial ceremony for former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, November 7, 2019
 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

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris, together with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, plant a tree to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in Washington.

'Extinguishing an epidemic of hate': Emhoff appeals to Jewish voters for the last time


Beto O'Rourke calls Trump white supremacist without hesitation

Although the Democratic presidential candidate has called Trump racist and a white nationalist in the past, he has stressed the point even more since the mass shooting in El Paso.

Beto O'Rourke (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

Dayton shooter showed Pittsburgh massacre video to girlfriend on a date

A woman who briefly dated Connor Betts, 24, earlier this year wrote about his troubling behavior in an essay posted Tuesday on Medium.

Shoes are piled in the rear of Ned Peppers Bar at the scene after a mass shooting in Dayton

NGO requests blocking gun possession rights to man threatening Jews

Ross Farca was arrested and booked into Contra Costa County Jail on felony charges.

Man holding a machine gun (illustrative)

Boston rabbi suggests congregants bring guns to synagogue for protection

“I don’t want people to have guns. But I think to protect our families, it’s a necessity now,” said Rabbi Dan Rodkin of Shaloh House in Brighton, a Boston neighborhood.

A San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy secures the scene of a shooting incident at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego, California, U.S. April 27, 2019

Judah Samet: A double hero, a double survivor

"I was four minutes late arriving at the Tree of Life Congregation; if I’d been on time, I wouldn’t be here today."

Holocaust survivor Judah Samet addresses Jerusalem Post Conference

Family of two 'Tree of Life' Pittsburgh victims visits Israel

The shooting was the deadliest terrorist attack ever perpetrated on the Jewish community in the United States and shook the entire world.

From left to right: Michele (sister), Joy (mother), Eli (father) and Diane (sister) Rosenthal, next to the trees planted in their brothers' memory

Remembrance Day ceremony for Jews killed in antisemitic attacks - watch

Victims of antisemitic attacks in synagogues in the United States will be at the center of this year's memorial ceremony being held by the Jewish Agency for Israel.

 Marnie Fienberg, the daughter-in-law of Joyce Fienberg, who was murdered in the Pittsburgh synagogue attack, lights a memorial torch together with Chairman of The Jewish Agency for Israel Isaac Herzog

Pittsburgh federation president to light Independence Day torch

Finkelstein will represent the Pittsburgh Jewish community, which suffered the most bloody antisemitic attack to ever occur on US soil.

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh CEO, Jeff Finkelstein speaks at a news conference the day after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh

Defeating hatred is no walk in the park

The aggravated harassment we experienced cannot be compared to the massacre that took place at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

A detailed view of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's cleats during the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, November 2018

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wins Pulitzer Prize for Synagogue shooting coverage

The coverage included a front-page headline containing the first four words of the Mourner’s Kaddish prayer in Hebrew letters.

An Israeli and an American flag are projected onto Jerusalem's Old City walls near Jaffa Gate in solidarity with the victims of the shooting attack in Pittsburgh