Attack at the Tree of Life Building
Middle schoolers from Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh collected trash en route to the Tree of Life building on Oct. 27, 2023. Photo by Adam Reinherz
October 30, 2023, 6:37 pm
To mark five years since synagogue shooting, young learners visit site of attack
'What we're seeing is the next generation learning at the right moment in time'
By Adam Reinherz
Stephanie Davis searches for yahrzeit plaques bearing her grandparents' names. Photo by Adam Reinherz
March 21, 2023, 11:22 am
Yahrzeit plaques and other mementos collected, as Tree of Life prepares for future
Ninety-minute window on March 19 afforded community chance to retrieve items, pay respects, before building transitions
By Adam Reinherz
Gavel. Photo via Flickr
February 3, 2023, 5:07 pm
Law professor readies community for trial of accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
David Harris is preparing local residents by explaining U.S. law and criminal justice
By Adam Reinherz
Lori Gilbert-Kaye and her daughter Hannah Kaye. Photo courtesy of Hannah Kaye
December 16, 2022, 10:13 am
Daughter of Poway victim, survivor of attack, grateful for Pittsburgh’s support
Tragedy brought Hannah Kaye to Pittsburgh. What she found is community, love and a need to honor that solidarity
By Adam Reinherz
Co-presidents Barbara Caplan and Stephen Cohen watch Rabbi Jonathan Perlman affix the mezuzah to New Light Memorial Chapel's doorpost. Photo by Adam Reinherz
November 14, 2022, 12:48 pm
New Light Congregation honors past, looks to future, with dedicated cemetery chapel
Four years after the October 27, 2018 attack at the Tree of Life building, family, friends and New Light congregants recite Psalms, sing and remember while giving life to new space
By Adam Reinherz
Zeke Winitsky. Photo courtesy of IES Abroad
November 10, 2022, 12:43 pm
Grandson of late Holocaust survivor Judah Samet wins award for modern Shoah film
Zeke Winitsky's "Coming to Berlin" pits competing voices and characters against one another
By Adam Reinherz
Flowers left outside the Tree of Life building on Oct. 27, 2020. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
November 7, 2022, 8:28 pm
Community encouraged to study Torah, attend services, on yahrzeit of Oct. 27 victims
Afternoon sessions at the Squirrel Hill JCC offer attendees "beautiful" chance for study, reflection and coming together
By Adam Reinherz
Einav Mayer, Shahar Kurlander, Major General (Res.) Doron Almog, Bar Zeevi, Michal Deker and Efrat Mishani. Photo by Adam Reinherz
November 1, 2022, 8:22 am
Major General (Res.) Doron Almog fights for love as new JAFI chairman
'We need to spread more love in our world; and love starts with the slightest relationship between people, between you and your loved one.'
By Adam Reinherz
Members of Yeshiva Girls High School pray at the Tree of Life building on October 27, 2022. Photo by Adam Reinherz
October 28, 2022, 3:08 pm
Pittsburghers pay respects at Tree of Life building on Oct. 27
With pastries, flowers and prayer books in tow, visitors remember and gain perspective
By Adam Reinherz
Repair the World Pittsburgh volunteers help beautify an outdoor space. Photo courtesy of Repair the World Pittsburgh
October 13, 2022, 5:50 pm
Service, commemoration and study planned in memory of lives lost on Oct. 27, 2018
Community looks to volunteerism and Torah study four years after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
By Adam Reinherz
Eradicate Hate Global Summit 2022 welcomed nearly 260 thought leaders. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 20, 2022, 11:00 am
Eradicate Hate Global Summit implores attendees to not only study but act
As opposed to convening experts for a Pittsburgh-based discussion on theoretics, organizers asked hundreds to do something.
By Adam Reinherz
Highland Park, Illinois. Photo by *Hajee at Flickr at https://rb.gy/efovev
July 7, 2022, 10:21 am
Pittsburghers react to Highland Park and the toll of mass shootings in America
After another violent event, residents grapple with making sense and moving forward.
By Adam Reinherz
November 29, 2021, 9:05 pm
Mayor Peduto helped create ‘playbook’ for dealing with mass shooting
The 198-page report, which is available online, is based on experience and “long overdue”
By Adam Reinherz
D’Rae Wise stood for 11 minutes outside the Tree of Life building on Oct. 27, 2021. Photo by Adam Reinherz
October 28, 2021, 12:39 pm
Visitors to Tree of Life building mark Oct. 27
Grief remains, and there's no straight path forward, but people are beginning to figure out for themselves 'what they need to do to heal'
By Adam Reinherz
Amb. Asaf Zamir. Photo by Adam Reinherz
October 28, 2021, 11:52 am
Israeli consul general visits Pittsburgh on Oct. 27
Ambassador Asaf Zamir represented the State of Israel with quiet stops and observations throughout the day
By Adam Reinherz
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