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They were different, and we all knew that, but everyone treated them with a kind of respect you would for any member of the community. and they were filled with light. i have told people over the past few days, there wasnt a bad bone between the two of them. you know, when i would go to tree of life, where i had -- was really raised for all intents and purposes, i would pick up conversations with cecil that i might not have been having for years. and it was right back there, always a big hug. or...

Irregular basis and attend randomly and come on high holidays. the people there saturday morning were doing what they do. that was worshipping in their safe space and that is what is so horrific about what happened to rose mallinger and cecil and david and the rest of our friends. >> horrific is an under statement. live from pittsburgh, the news editor of the pittsburgh tribune review. one of the victims here, jerry rabinowitz as the community grieves, we are trying to focus more on these victim...

Kill lots of people quickly? thats what an ar-15 does. and if you want to solve some of the problems of mass shootings, lets take these kinds of weapons out of the hands of civilians. >> i understand, congressman, you have a personal connection to two of the people lost in the shooting. cecil and david rosenthal. id like to give you a chance to speak a little bit about those victims. what it means to you and to your community. >> well, i want to be clear. i didnt know the two brothers personally...

>> and cecil and david rosenthal were brothers. they always sat in the back of the temple to greet people as they came to worship. listen to cecils long time friend. >> a sweet, sweet, gentle soul that was friendly to everybody. helpful to everybody. he came, i understand, all the time because he wanted to help and be part of the community and to make it accessible to everybody. >> daniel stein was 71. his sense of humor was legend y legendary. his son wrote that saturday was the worst day of my...

Special needs organization, and the other thing they did that was part of their lives was the synagogue. they came to synagogue every single saturday morning. one of them, cecil, was more outgoing and greeted everybody at the door, and david was a little quieter, but they were always together and they were a fixture in our congregation. >> they brought you joy and the people of squirrel hill joy. rose mallinger, 97 years old. when i heard her name and age read out loud, it took my breath away. t...

Listen to cecils long time friend. >> a sweet, sweet, gentle soul that was friendly to everybody. helpful to everybody. he came, i understand, all the time because he wanted to help and be part of the community and to make it accessible to everybody. >> daniel stein was 71. his dry sense of humor was legendary. his son wrote that saturday was the worst day of my life. >> bernice and sylvan simon were the sweetest couple you could imagine. according to their neighbor of 40 years. they were 84 and...

The superintendent calls him a fixture in the community. joyce fienberg was a specialist at the university of pittsburgh and a grandmother. also a mother of two sons. >> and cecil and david rosenthal were brothers. they always sat in the back of the temple to greet people as they came to worship. listen to cecils long time friend. >> he was always just a sweet, sweet, gentle soul that was friendly to everybody. helpful to everybody. he came, i understand, all the time because he wanted to help a...

Home, mentoring them. serving them up love and also camaraderie. she was also remembered as lighting up a room. one person said she was a small woman, but she had a big personality, that she was elegant and warm and very kind. and also, a pair of brothers. cecil and david rosenthal. they were really known as unofficial ambassadors here at the tree of life synagogue. a lot of people remember them, greeting them as they came inside. many people in the neighborhood knew these brothers, including th...

In greeting you? >> to be from squirrel hill, everybody in the community would know who david and cecil are. these are two fixtures at the tree of life, and my son went to the school there and was bar mitzvahed there, and he would know cecil. cecil was somebody that would be there when we walked in and somebody that would say good-bye when we left. when i drive home from work, if i see cecil at the bus stop i honk and wave, and i know his sister and they were community members that were loved an...

You see the three rabbis at the tree of life synagogue hug on stage. ♪ and guide her through the night with the light ♪ >> the victims range from 54 to 97. jerry rabinowitz was 66 and a primary care physician. >> dr. jerry was somebody who when you see him your eyes light up. and hes gone. >> 65-year-old richard gottfried had a dental practice with his wife peg. he was also the dentist for the north hill school district. the superintendent calls him a fixture in the community. joyce fienberg...