Tag: Pittsburgh
New England Patriots pay respect to Tree of Life synagogue victims
Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, visited the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday to pay his respects to the 11 victims of the deadliest shooting in American Jewish...
PBS to air ‘Tree of Life’ concert of unity and hope after Pittsburgh shooting
PBS will broadcast WQED’s locally produced “Tree of Life: A Concert for Peace and Unity,” presented and hosted by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to honor the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue victims and first responders, in...
11 police officers from Pittsburgh mass shooting light Long Island menorah
The 11 victims of the Oct. 27 anti-Semitic mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue were remembered on Long Island on Sunday night as 11 Pittsburgh police officers, who were among the first responders to the tragedy,...
Did Israelis err in backing Trump after Pittsburgh?
For those who have spent recent years lamenting the growing disconnect between Israel and the Diaspora, the days after the Pittsburgh shooting provided more proof of what they have been claiming. Some Americans believe...
Inspired by Jewish friend, Iranian immigrant raises nearly $1 million online for Tree of...
Iranian immigrant Shay Khatiri created an online fundraiser for the victims of Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh after waking up on his Jewish friend’s couch to the heartbreaking news that 11 mostly...
Tree of Life community in Pittsburgh seems split on potential visit by Trump
The Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue community is apparently split regarding a potential visit by U.S. President Donald Trump after a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others, including four responding law-enforcement officers, during...
In Pittsburgh memorial service, rabbi vows that shooting ‘will not break us’
Thousands attended a memorial service for the victims of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue on Sunday night, where many decried the growing toxic political discourse in the United States, while vowing to come together...
At least 11 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting, killer made anti-Semitic threats
At least 11 people have been reported dead and several injured as a result of a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
The shooting took place at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Squirrel...
White supremacist linked to spreading Neo-Nazi literature in Pittsburgh Jewish Community arrested
An avowed white supremacist was arrested in connection with distributing neo-Nazi literature in Squirrel Hill, where the city’s Jewish community is centered.
Hardy Lloyd, 39, was taken into custody by U.S. marshals Friday at his...
Racist business cards found in Jewish section of Pittsburgh
Racist business cards bearing an image of a noose and a swastika have been found in a Pittsburgh neighborhood that is a hub of the city's Jewish community.
The cards have the swastika on one...