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Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel victim of attempted tripping in Squirrel Hill
By David Rullo
“He should never do this again,” Vogel said. “Not to me. Not to anyone. Don’t do stupid things.”
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September 8, 2026, 2:41 pm
Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel victim of attempted tripping in Squirrel Hill
“He should never do this again,” Vogel said. “Not to me. Not to anyone. Don’t do stupid things.”
By David Rullo
(Image by luctheo from Pixabay)
December 10, 2025, 3:20 pm
Jewish Federation board chair’s attacker sentenced
Attack occurred in 2024
By David Rullo
A Jewish Pitt student was recently assaulted in an antisemitic attack in Pittsburgh's South Oakland neighborhood. (Photo by David Rullo)
October 7, 2024, 1:40 pm
Jewish University of Pittsburgh student recounts antisemitic attack
“I call on the school and the city to do more to combat antisemitism on campus,” he said, “as well as the Student Government Board to condemn hate speech.”
By David Rullo
(Photo by Isaiah Pohlman, courtesy of flickr.com)
September 29, 2024, 9:37 pm
Jewish student attacked in Oakland
“This can’t continue,” Shawn Brokos said. “Our students need to feel safe.”
By David Rullo
(Photo by Notyourbroom, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 3, 2024, 3:42 pm
Community reacts to attack on Jewish students at Pitt
Law enforcement does not believe incident to be a hate crime
By David Rullo
Tree of Life building (Photograph by Jim Busis)
October 14, 2021, 6:22 pm
Eyewitnesses testify that Oct. 27 shooter made antisemitic statements
Officer Andrew Miller said he heard the suspect say, “Jews are the children of Satan. They are killing our children.”
By David Rullo
Photo by Jamie Lebovitz
June 25, 2021, 11:36 am
Squirrel Hill Jewish community remains cautious after recent attacks
“We’ve been more vigilant, security-wise, even before the Tree of Life, but certainly since,” he said. “Yes, we’re concerned, but we’re going to keep doing what we’re doing.”
By David Rullo
(Stock photo by Mabel Amber via Pixabay)
June 18, 2021, 4:38 pm
Members of Orthodox community assaulted in Squirrel Hill
Security director urges community to report incidents
By David Rullo
The Hohe Weide Synagogue in Hamburg, Germany. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
October 6, 2020, 10:28 am
Jewish student seriously injured in attack outside synagogue in Hamburg, Germany
On Sunday, Oct. 4, a 29-year-old man dressed in military garb hit the Jewish student, who was wearing a kippah, over the head with a folding spade shovel outside of the synagogue.
By Marcy Oster
A bus with the inscription “evacuation” is escorted by police in Halle, Germany, where a gunman killed two people before being taken into custody by police last week.Photo by Sebastian Willnow/ dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images
October 15, 2019, 9:29 pm
Gunman kills 2 in attack near German synagogue and at kebab shop
Attack livestreamed by attacker
By Ron Kampeas and Toby Axelrod JTA
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