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Federal courthouse, downtown Pittsburgh (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)

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Federal court considers Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s bid to overturn death sentence

“It was exactly what our court system should look like. It was such a high level of questions and answers.” — Rona Kaufman

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November 5, 2026, 5:17 pm

Federal court considers Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s bid to overturn death sentence

“It was exactly what our court system should look like. It was such a high level of questions and answers." — Rona Kaufman

By David Rullo

October 29, 2026, 12:09 pm

Pain endures 2,922 days after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Gov. Shapiro says

Morton Klein, of ZOA, told JNS that some officials can’t “condemn horrific antisemitic acts without including a condemnation of other non-Jewish hateful acts.”

By Izzy Salant | JNS

Maggie Feinstein, director of the 10.27 Healing Partnership, speaks during the Oct. 27 commemoration. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)

October 28, 2026, 3:00 pm

Communal commemoration marks 8 years since Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

'We can and must respond as best we know how to be a community of caring'

By Adam Reinherz

Flower memorial outside the Tree of Life building after the shooting (Still from "Repairing the World: Stories from The Tree of Life")

October 28, 2026, 9:11 am

Eight years after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, a Jewish burial society’s ranks have nearly doubled

Pittsburgh’s New Community Chevra Kadisha has grown from 38 members to 70 since the massacre, drawing more Jews into the quiet work of caring for the dead

By Austin Albanese

October 27, 2026, 4:06 pm

Chronicle poll results: Participation in events commemorating the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

We asked our readers if they would be participating in events commemorating the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Here's what they said.

By Toby Tabachnick

A portion of a memorial outside the Tree of Life building in 2018 (Photo by Jim Busis)

October 26, 2026, 7:55 pm

Eight years after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Remembering means protecting the future

Security is an investment in protecting lives, strengthening our communities, and ensuring that Jewish life can continue without fear.

By Jeff Finkelstein and Michael Masters

The Tree of Life building was the site of a deadly shooting on
Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)

October 21, 2026, 12:40 pm

To honor the 11, we must remain stronger than hate

Not enough of our former allies are as quick to condemn the rabid Jew-hatred that is veiled in the guise of “political speech.”

In preparation of Oct. 27, a volunteer helps clean a cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association)

October 8, 2026, 9:21 am

Pittsburgh community prepares to mark eight years since synagogue shooting

Volunteering, study and commemoration afford community members 'channels' for meaningful engagement

By Adam Reinherz

The Tree of Life. (Rendering courtesy of Studio Libeskind)

September 10, 2026, 4:30 pm

Tree of Life organization announces new name

“The Tree of Life Center for Humanity will not only be a beacon of Jewish life here in Pittsburgh, but also will be a national model for bridge building and educations."

By David Rullo

Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers stands in his office. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)

July 7, 2026, 11:01 am

The exit interview: Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers

'As I grade myself, whatever that number is, I gave my best and I'll let everyone else give their score. Whatever that number is, I accept it. I recognize I'm human.'

By Adam Reinherz

Audrey Glickman (left), Andrea Wedner and Ron Wedner at the 2024 Eradicate Hate Global Summit (Photo by Sally Maxson/Eradicate Hate Global Summit)

October 31, 2025, 10:18 am

‘October 27th Podcast’ shares reflections on Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Podcast is adapted from “Meanings of October 27th,” a collection of 105 oral histories of Jews and others conducted between 2019 and 2021.

By Deborah Weisberg

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivors read Psalm 23 standing before 11 candles lit in memory of those murdered on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo by David Rullo)

October 28, 2025, 1:06 pm

Community commemorates Pittsburgh synagogue shooting seven years later

"Seven years later we are still fighting the hate that led to the attack. We are still working to ensure that no community, Jewish or otherwise, faces such terror again."

By David Rullo

Students from Community Day School and Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School gather outside the Tree of Life building for a joint commemoration on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)

October 28, 2025, 9:08 am

Day school students from Pittsburgh and Cleveland embrace lessons of Oct. 27

Remembrance is important, educators say, but students also need to know the 'world is made up of more goodness than evil'

By Adam Reinherz

October 17, 2025, 9:03 am

Community encouraged to keep creating meaning and memory as Oct. 27 approaches

Seven years later, it's still a perfect time to come together

By Adam Reinherz

Pittsburgh SWAT team member Bob Stroschein leaving the scene of the synagogue shooting (Photo courtesy of Jon Becker, via Steve Mescan)

September 3, 2025, 9:03 am

New Pittsburgh synagogue shooting film chronicles bravery of first responders

Viewers learn details about the tactical decisions made by the first responders, and about their roads to physical and psychological healing.

By Toby Tabachnick