Oct. 27 shooting
Students gather inside the Edward and Rose Berman Hillel-Jewish University Center building. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
April 6, 2026, 4:58 pm
Hillel JUC celebrates milestone anniversary, highlighting its role as a ‘home away from home’
'It sounds cliché to say it's a safe space, but there's really nothing else like it on the university campus'
By Adam Reinherz
Tree of Life building (Photograph by Jim Busis)
May 3, 2023, 9:02 am
Judge rejects latest defense attempt to toss death penalty in synagogue massacre trial
Defense argued that prosecution's decision to seek the death penalty was 'arbitrary'
By Torsten Ove
A portion of a memorial outside the Tree of Life building in 2018 (Photo by Jim Busis)
March 27, 2023, 1:01 pm
10/27 survivors and families prepare for three-month trial
"It’s important for us to bear witness — and we’ve been waiting for that justice to be served for a long time.”
By Toby Tabachnick
(Photo by photovs / iStock / Getty Images Plus )
March 23, 2023, 11:22 am
Building Jewish allies
The concept of 2 for Seder is simple: Invite two neighbors of a different faith (or no faith) to their first seder.
By Marnie Fienberg
Greg Zanis's memorials to the 11 victims outside the Tree of Life building. (Photo by Maureen Kelly Busis)
March 3, 2023, 10:32 am
Prospective jurors for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting case to begin filling out questionnaires
The process of filling out questionnaires begins on Monday.
By Toby Tabachnnick
Tree of Life building (Photograph by Jim Busis)
October 27, 2022, 2:25 pm
Judge: Jurors can’t be questioned about religion in Oct. 27 shooting case
Defense attorneys wanted to ensure that religious groups who oppose the death penalty would be represented on the jury.
By Toby Tabachnick
Judah Samet. Photo courtesy of the White House
October 3, 2022, 11:46 am
Judah Samet, survivor of Holocaust and Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, has died at 84
“Judah leaves an unparalleled legacy to the world, of a man who survived not one, but two horrors committed by humanity against the Jews." — Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers
By Justin Vellucci
The Tree of Life building after the massacre of Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 22, 2022, 6:05 pm
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivors have mixed emotions about trial date
“We are thrilled to have a trial date."
By David Rullo
The Tree of Life building was the site of a deadly shooting on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 19, 2022, 5:36 pm
Presumptive date set for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
Jury selection to begin April 24
By Toby Tabachnick
A memorial outside the Tree of Life building after the Oct. 27, 2018, attack (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
September 6, 2022, 8:09 am
Prosecutors in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting case describe evidence for trial
Evidence includes many of the defendant's posts on Gab, and videos and news items he sent to family members.
By Toby Tabachnick
People pay their respects at a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue following the shooting that left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2018. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
August 24, 2022, 1:54 pm
Inside the efforts to build a Tree of Life memorial
The nonprofit overseeing the redevelopment of the site has employed a team of lobbyists to secure funding for the massive museum-memorial complex it hopes to break ground on next year.
By Gabby Deutch | Jewish Insider
Rabbi Jonathan Perlman with the Rev, Jesse Jackson (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Jonathan Perlman)
July 18, 2022, 10:33 am
Pittsburgh rabbis attend DC ceremony in support of Safer Communities Act
Supporters say the law is one of the first common-sense gun regulations to have bipartisan support in years.
By Justin Vellucci
A memorial outside Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha synagogue. (Photo by Jim Busis)
July 15, 2022, 1:39 pm
Accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter moves to bar death penalty qualification for jurors
The defense argued that screening potential jurors to qualify them for the death penalty would result in the elimination of Blacks, Hispanics and women from the jury.
By Toby Tabachnick
Shai Maaravi at his Duquesne University graduation (Photo courtesy of Shai Maaravi)
May 16, 2022, 6:29 pm
Getting to know: Shai Maaravi
While at Duquesne, he led the Jewish student organization as president. When the Oct. 27, 2018, synagogue shooting happened, he rallied his hockey peers for fundraisers.
By Justin Vellucci
The Tree of Life building was the site of a deadly shooting on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
April 7, 2022, 11:41 am
Defense in 10/27 case says it won’t be ready for trial until late 2023
Prosecutors say they will be ready for trial this fall.
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