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


Artworks by children around the world installed at Tree of Life synagogue

“#Hearts Together: The Art of Rebuilding” features 101 works of art printed on canvas that are wrapped around the synagogue building in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood.

Flowers and candles are placed beneath a police cordon outside the Tree of Life Synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018

AJC marks one year since Pittsburgh shooting with #ShowUpForShabbat

The initiative was started as a response to the tragic massacre in Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018, as well as the shooting at the Chabad of Poway six months later.

Mourners attend a memorial service at the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Hall of the University of Pittsburgh on October 28, 2018, a day after 11 worshipers were shot dead at the Tree of Life congregation in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gives prize money to Tree of Life synagogue

The newspaper's employees won the Pulitzer Prize and recieved $15,000, which they plan on donating to the Tree of Life synagogue.

Police near the "Tree of Life" synagogue in Pittsburgh

New antisemitism presents new challenges

Antisemitism has been around for hundreds of years. But the rise of populism, along with social media, presents new challenges for those trying to fight what is called the “new antisemitism.”

Youth attend the annual March of the Living at the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz on May 2, 201

Will it take a Jewish 9/11... for us to take security seriously?

Denial is not a security strategy.

FIRES STILL burn amid the rubble and debris of New York City’s World Trade Center on September 13, 2001, two days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Jewish school students in Pennsylvania demand increased security

Six months after the shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, hundreds of students gathered at the State Capitol to demand more funding for nonpublic schools.

Hillel academy of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Federation head to offer message of unity at torch lighting

“In Pittsburgh, we have a strong sense of unity, not uniformity,” Jeffrey Finkelstein told The Jerusalem Post.

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

ON MY MIND: Enduring hatred

Hate was not solely a Jewish concern in 1999, and it still isn’t today.

A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL is held at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church for victims of the attack at the Chabad synagogue in Poway, California, April 27, 2019

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

Pittsburgh approves restrictions on 'assault weapons'

The Tree of Life shooting was the impetus for the new restrictions.

The cover of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle regarding the Tree of Life shooting of October, 2018