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


Children’s book aims to teach ‘necessary message’ after Tree of Life shooting

The recently published children’s book by Cantor Steven Stoehr that aims to instill the importance of being a helpful and caring friend in addition to accepting those who are different.

A crowd attends a vigil outside the Tree of Life synagogue Tree of Life synagogue, marking one week since a deadly shooting there, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018

Tom Hanks campaigns to turn Tree of Life synagogue into anti-racism center

The community is raising funds for the project in a campaign titled “Remember. Rebuild. Renew.”

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

Tom Hanks, Billy Porter join Tree of Life's upcoming campaign

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Joanne Rogers will also be a part of the "REMEMBER. REBUILD. RENEW." campaign

A visitor views a makeshift memorials outside the Tree of Life synagogue  in Pittsburgh, in 2018.

A moving collection of essays on the Tree of Life terror attack

Two years after the attack, 23 members of the community explore different facets of the attack and the aftermath.


Keep synagogues safe – from COVID-19 and from terrorism

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Following 2018’s attack in Pittsburgh, there has been a surge in American Jews being trained to defend their houses of worship

New York police officers stand guard at the door of the Union Temple of Brooklyn, in 2018.

Joe Biden: World feels dark 2 years after Tree of Life shooting

Antisemitism is a cancer that has fueled a dangerous rise in hate crimes over the past four years.

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination during a speech delivered for the largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 20, 2020

Commemoration ceremony to honor those killed in Pittsburgh attack

Some of the families of congregants killed will also be in attendance at the virtual ceremony.

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

Jewish cantors and Black ministers release solidarity music video

The project was organized by the Cantors Assembly, which is affiliated with the Conservative movement, and seeks to raise money for the Afro-American Music Institute.

Rabbi Jeffrey Meyers of the Tree of Life synagogue speaks at a memorial service at the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Hall of the University of Pittsburgh, a day after 11 worshippers were shot dead in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 28, 2018

Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue moves forward with rebuilding plans

“We have a desire to make something new – we’re not erasing anything but we need to look forward”

A visitor views a makeshift memorials outside the Tree of Life synagogue  in Pittsburgh, in 2018.

Families of Pittsburgh synagogue victims to get $3 million from fund

The distributions were based on the recommendations of an independent committee convened by the federation that delivered its report in February.

Governor Wolf Joins Pittsburgh in Mourning After Tragic Shooting in the Tree of Life Synagogue