Tree of Life synagogue

Editor's Notes: Even after his death, Rabbi Sacks' idea of antisemitism stays dangerously relevant

In Sacks' European Parliament speech, he described antisemitism as a virus that defeats the immune system by constantly changing its structure.

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, 1948-2020.
A memorial ceremony for former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, November 7, 2019

This month in Jewish history: Rabin assassination, Tree of Life shooting

 The Tree of Life synagogue at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins avenues, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Oct. 30, 2018.

Pennsylvania man caught with child porn, antisemitic mass attack plans

 The Tree of Life synagogue at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins avenues, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Oct. 30, 2018.

Tree of Life murderer is one of 3 death row inmates exempted from Biden’s commutation order


'Extinguishing an epidemic of hate': Emhoff appeals to Jewish voters for the last time

Doug Emhoff made his final pitch to the Jewish community from Pittsburgh after anniversary of the Tree of Life massacre.

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris, together with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, plant a tree to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, in Washington.

Plaque for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims stolen, investigations ongoing

A replacement plaque has been ordered and police are investigating the incident.

The facade of the Tree of Life synagogue, where a mass shooting occurred last Saturday, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018

Tree of Life congregation looks ahead as new synagogue building planned

The site of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will soon host the country's first antisemitism museum.

 Police officers guard the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 28, 2018.

US court sentences white supremacist who threatened Pittsburgh jurors, witnesses to 6 years

Hardy Lloyd, 45, was arrested in West Virginia in July and pleaded guilty in September, acknowledging the Jewishness victims and the witnesses were a factor prompting him to make the threats.

 A CROWD attends a vigil outside the Tree of Life synagogue, marking one week after the deadly shooting there, in Pittsburgh, in 2018.

This Hanukkah, Kamala Harris will have 3 menorahs that represent Jewish joy and trauma

Each menorah carries symbolism, representing the triumphs or tragedies of Jewish history.

 US VICE PRESIDENT Kamala Harris delivers remarks on the Hamas-Israel war, at a news conference held on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, this past Saturday.

Biden slams Hamas's 'pure evil' on Tree of Life attack anniversary

"On a sacred Jewish holiday, the terrorist group Hamas unleashed pure evil on the people of Israel, slaughtering 1,400 Jews and taking hundreds more hostage," Joe Biden said.

The facade of the Tree of Life synagogue, where a mass shooting occurred last Saturday, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018

Gab CEO claims young Christians rejecting 'Zionist lies’

Andrew Torba retweeted a post claiming that what the Bible calls “Jews” stopped existing in 70 AD.

 The new logo of Twitter is displayed on an iPhone in Galway, Ireland July 24, 2023.

'Rev. of white supremacy' pleads guilty to obstructing Tree of Life trial

Hardy Carroll Lloyd admitted to threatening witnesses and jurors in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting case.

 A "Pittsburgh Strong" ornament is hung a block away from the the shooting scene at the Tree of Life synagogue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018.

Covering the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting tested me as a Jewish journalist

I had that epiphany every reporter longs for, of a story bigger than the sum of its already major elements.

 A CROWD attends a vigil outside the Tree of Life synagogue, marking one week after the deadly shooting there, in Pittsburgh, in 2018.

White supremacist arrested after threatening synagogue shooter’s jury 

US attorney William Ihlenfeld emphasized that threatening or intimidating jury members or witnesses will be met with a strong response.

 Police officers guard the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 28, 2018.