Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting
Read full article: Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shootingSecond gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro are among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking of a new structure replacing the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Tree of Life synagogue demolition begins ahead of rebuilding site of deadly antisemitic attack
Read full article: Tree of Life synagogue demolition begins ahead of rebuilding site of deadly antisemitic attackDemolition is underway at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which was the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
Five years later, trauma compounds for survivors marking Tree of Life massacre amid Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: Five years later, trauma compounds for survivors marking Tree of Life massacre amid Israel-Hamas warIn one sense, there was a feeling of closure as survivors marked five years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
Defense wants Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's long-dead father exhumed to prove paternity
Read full article: Defense wants Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's long-dead father exhumed to prove paternityLawyers for the gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue have requested a court order to exhume the body of his long-dead father.
Pittsburgh Jewish community monitoring hate speech amid trial of suspect in synagogue massacre
Read full article: Pittsburgh Jewish community monitoring hate speech amid trial of suspect in synagogue massacreThe head of security for Pittsburgh’s Jewish community says there has been an “uptick in hate speech” on the internet in the early stages of the trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.
New cemetery chapel honors victims of synagogue attack
Read full article: New cemetery chapel honors victims of synagogue attackOne of the congregations targeted in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has dedicated a new chapel in honor of those slain in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
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3 years after Pittsburgh synagogue attack, trial still ahead
Read full article: 3 years after Pittsburgh synagogue attack, trial still aheadA landmark synagogue building in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood remains dormant three years after it was the scene of a rampage that left 11 people dead in what was America’s deadliest anti-Semitic attack.

Judge strikes down Pittsburgh assault weapons ordinances
Read full article: Judge strikes down Pittsburgh assault weapons ordinancesPittsburgh's assault weapons ordinance, passed in the wake of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, has been stuck down by a judge. PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday struck down three assault weapon restrictions passed in Pittsburgh after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last year. Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto signed the ordinances into law 11 months after a gunman killed 11 mostly elderly worshipers on October 27, 2018. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. James ruled the ordinances were "void and unenforceable," citing the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act in his opinion. The law "preempts any local regulation pertaining to the regulation of firearms," the judge wrote.

Pulitzer winners donate prize to Pittsburgh synagogue
Read full article: Pulitzer winners donate prize to Pittsburgh synagoguePITTSBURGH, Pa. - The staff of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette won a Pulitzer Prize -- and with it, $15,000 -- for its coverage of the deadly mass shooting in 2018 at the Tree of Life synagogue. Dividing the money among the staffers who'd worked during the breaking news event "didn't seem right." Publisher John Robinson Block suggested donating it to Tree of Life so its members could repair the bullet-pocked building where 11 people were killed. "And we offer you, in humility, our service -- as scribes and witnesses. We wish Tree of Life to have this gift ... as a sign of this bond and this service."
