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Daniel Stein, 71, was shot dead by a lone gunman, along with 10 other Jewish worshippers, at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018.

First four of 11 Jewish victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting laid to rest

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The first of the 11 victims of Saturday’s shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others, were laid to rest on Tuesday. More than...
U.S. President Donald Trump huddles in prayer outside the Tree of Life Synagogue with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers and first lady Melania Trump, as the president’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband and senior adviser to the president Jared Kushner look on. Credit: David Aaronson/Twitter.

Despite mixed reactions, Trump visits Pittsburgh days after synagogue mass shooting

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Despite mixed reactions, U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon in the aftermath of a gunman killing 11 people and injuring six others at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue. The visit...
U.S. Department of Justice headquarters. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

DOJ launches hate-crimes website following shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue

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Following the shooting that killed 11 people and injured six others at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a new government website to help people prevent and report hate crimes. Deputy...
Emergency personnel on the scene after a gunman killed 11 people and injured four others at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. Credit: Screenshot.

Inspired by Jewish friend, Iranian immigrant raises nearly $1 million online for Tree of...

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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...
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before heading to an event in Indianapolis regarding the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., calling it an "anti-Semitic crime." Credit: Screenshot.

Tree of Life community in Pittsburgh seems split on potential visit by Trump

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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...
Israel Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett addresses the Pittsburgh Jewish community at a special memorial service on Sunday night, Oct. 28, 2018. Credit: Alexi Rosenfeld.

In Pittsburgh memorial service, rabbi vows that shooting ‘will not break us’

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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...
The Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where a mass shooting took place during Shabbat services on Oct. 27. Credit: Google Maps screenshot.

At least 11 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting, killer made anti-Semitic threats

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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...