Tag: Tree of Life Synagogue
‘Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’ wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Tree of Life shooting
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize on Monday for breaking-news reporting, covering the October 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, where 11 Jewish...
Pittsburgh Federation raises $6.3 million for families and survivors affected by shooting
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has raised $6.3 million for its Victims of Terror Fund that will mainly be divided among the families of the 11 Jewish worshippers who were killed in the Oct....
Pittsburgh mayor visits Jerusalem memorial for Tree of Life synagogue victims
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto visited the memorial plaque in Jerusalem on Sunday, established to remember the 11 Jewish victims of the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue shooting in October.
The memorial was established several weeks after...
Holocaust survivor who came late to Tree of Life services to attend State of...
A Holocaust survivor who arrived late to the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27 will be one of several personal guests of U.S. President Donald Trump at the annual State of...
First responders to Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting honored in Pittsburgh
The police officer who took a bullet for the Jewish people while responding to the Oct. 27 shooting during Shabbat-morning services in Pittsburgh, and was promised a hero’s welcome by Chabad of Pittsburgh for his life-saving bravery, got that...
Edelman cleats in memory of Pittsburgh shooting victims sell for $10,000
Specialized cleats worn by New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman in remembrance of the 11 people killed in the Oct. 27 shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh have been...
The five biggest American Jewish news stories of 2018
From triumph to tragedy, 2018 was a busy year for American Jewry. Take a look at what JNS is naming the top five stories of the year.
1. Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
In the deadliest attack in American Jewish...
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...
What have we learned one month after the Pittsburgh heartbreak?
When an armed man entered the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood during Shabbat-morning services on Oct. 27, the carnage that followed sent shock waves through the Jewish world. The...