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For Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, spiritual leader of Tree of Life/Or L’Simcha Congregation, Hamas massacre of 1,400 in Israel on October 7 is 'retraumatizing' to him and his community

I am known among my friends for my common response to times of pain and trouble. I will cry with them. I will hold their hands and hug them close. But, more than anything, as my friends are scattered across the map, I light candles. As the product of a

(JTA) — In Pittsburgh, “10/27” has become a shorthand for the massacre, on Oct. 27, 2018, of 11 Jews as they gathered for worship at the Tree of Life synagogue

Friday is the fifth anniversary of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 people dead.

People whose lives have been changed by gun violence gathered at Rodef Shalom in Squirrel Hill Thursday night to push for stronger gun legislation.

People whose lives have been changed by gun violence gathered in Pittsburgh to push for stronger gun legislation.

Friday marks five years since a gunman opened fire inside the Tree of Life Synagogue killing 11 worshipers.

In one sense, there was a feeling of closure as survivors marked five years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

(NEW YORK) -- On Oct. 27, 2018, 11 worshippers, including a 97-year-old woman, were gunned down at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Here's a closer look at the lives lost on the fifth anniversary. Rose Mallinger Rose Mallinger, 97, was the oldest of the victims but "age was truly just a number," the

In one sense, there was a feeling of closure as survivors of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history joined with hundreds of others for prayers, poetry and music at an outdoor commemoration of the 11 people who were killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue five years ago on Friday. It was the first commemoration since the killer was convicted and sentenced to death after a long-stalled legal process.