Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
People gather for the opening of the Bernard and Nancy Gutterman Family Center for Jewish Life, the first permanent home of Penn State Hillel at the Pennsylvania State University, in State College, Pa., Sept. 9, 2022. (Credit: Kellen Manning/Penn State via Creative Commons)
February 11, 2026, 12:38 pm
Penn State Hillel director bringing lessons of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting to job
“It’s unfortunate that we have to live this way, but I’d rather be safe than sorry,” Robyn Markowitz Lawler told JNS.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro interviewed on stage by Gayle King at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Jan. 27, 2026. (Michael Priest Photography)
January 31, 2026, 9:00 pm
Josh Shapiro’s memoir puts his Jewish identity at the center of his political vision
The Pennsylvania governor recounts formative experiences — from Jewish day school to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting — that shaped his perspective on civic responsibility.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Irina Dubova, left, and Noah Wyle in a scene from “The Pitt.” Dubova portrays a survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. (Photo by Warrick Page/HBO Max)
January 26, 2026, 12:41 pm
HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ recalls Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
A fictional survivor of the attack mentions the Tree of Life's rebuilding campaign and thanks a Muslim nurse for her community's support after the shooting.
By Toby Tabachnick
Memorials for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, on Oct. 31, 2018 (Photo by Dmitry Brant via Wikimedia Commons)
December 29, 2025, 1:45 pm
Lawyers for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter ask court to reconsider his death sentence
Defense attorneys raise several arguments regarding sentencing of shooter
By JNS Staff
Five victims who have been identified of the 15 killed in the deadly terror shooting targeting a Jewish event at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Clockwise from top left: Dan Elkayam; Alex Kleytman; Rabbi Eli Schlanger; Rabbi Yaakov Halevi Levitan; Reuven Morrison (social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law, via The Times of Israel)
December 14, 2025, 7:57 pm
Community reacts to Australia Chanukah shooting
Local reaction to the deadliest attack of Jews in the Diaspora since the Oct. 27, 2018, Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
By David Rullo
A gavel in front of a screen displaying the U.S. flag. (Credit: Sergei Tokmakov/Pixabay)
October 31, 2025, 12:14 pm
Connecticut man charged with antisemitic threats against Jewish state lawmaker
Antisemite referenced the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
By JNS
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
Still from “Repairing the World: Stories from The Tree of Life”
October 22, 2025, 2:11 pm
Documentaries about the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting streaming on Sunday
“These stories remind us what it means to stand together."
By Toby Tabachnick
The Tree of Life building was the site of a deadly shooting on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 22, 2025, 9:51 am
Seven years later, ‘stronger than hate’ must be more than words
"Stronger than hate" should be a call to speak up, even when it might be unpopular, even when it is uncomfortable.
A decorative rock left outside the Tree of Life building on Oct. 27, 2022. (Photo 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
"The Artiste," by Lauren Lazar Stern. (Image courtesy of Elizabeth Dashiell)
August 18, 2025, 6:06 pm
Lauren Lazar Stern: Portrait of the artist
In the search for meaning, there’s a desire “not just to understand the self, but to understand how other people feel and how they respond to you”
By Adam Reinherz
A portion of a memorial outside the Tree of Life building in 2018 (Photo by Jim Busis)
May 26, 2025, 3:39 pm
‘Crisis fatigue’ and fear grip Jewish community after Washington attack
Pittsburgh Jews shaken by D.C. attack, echoing pain of 2018 synagogue shooting
By Toby Tabachnick
From left: Dan Leger, Martin Gaynor, Eric Lidji, Amy Mallinger, Andrea Mallinger Wedner and Jodi Kart (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
April 28, 2025, 2:57 pm
Synagogue shooting survivors share how global support restored faith in humanity
Each item sent after the shooting, no matter how simple, carried a powerful message: You are not alone.
By Toby Tabachnick
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