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Flowers surround Stars of David as part of a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed during worship services Saturday Oct. 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
June 16, 2023, 10:20 pm
Jury finds Pittsburgh synagogue killer guilty on all counts
Robert Bowers, who murdered 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018, was charged on 63 counts in total.
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
Flowers surround Stars of David as part of a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed during worship services Saturday Oct. 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
June 28, 2021, 5:15 pm
Pittsburgh shul asks for shooter who murdered 11 to be spared death penalty
Congregation which suffered eleven fatalities in white supremacist attack in 2018 makes plea for perpetrator to be spared because it is 'consistent with our religious values'
By JTA
Flowers surround Stars of David as part of a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed during worship services Saturday Oct. 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
March 22, 2020, 11:16 am
Families of Pittsburgh massacre victims get £2.5m
Among those raising hundreds of thousands of dollars was the local Muslim community as an unprecedented act of interfaith solidarity.
By Jewish News Reporter
Quilted hearts sent in memoriam of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. (Courtesy of the Tree of Life Congregation and Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives via JTA)
October 28, 2019, 4:36 pm
What happens to memorial objects left at the site of the Pittsburgh shooting?
One year ago 11 people were murdered while praying in synagogue. This is how the outpouring of grief and sympathy from the local Jewish and non-Jewish community has left its mark
By Ben Sales (JTA)
Rabbi Yisroel hugs a member of the congregation of Chabad of Poway the day after a deadly shooting took place there, on Sunday, April 28, 2019 in Poway, Calif. (Credit Image: © TNS via ZUMA Wire)
October 24, 2019, 5:23 pm
12 white supremacists arrested for threats to US communities since Pittsburgh
Anti-Defamation League said in a new report that numerous far-right activists have been held over reported threats or plans to attack Jewish communities
By JTA
Flowers surround Stars of David as part of a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed during worship services Saturday Oct. 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
October 22, 2019, 10:10 am
Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life shul building to reopen as ‘centre for Jewish life’
Congregation which was targeted by shooting, killing 11 worshippers, issues statement announcing new vision for the future
By JTA
People light candles in Tel Aviv, Israel, in a commemoration of the victims of a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue
October 17, 2019, 12:45 pm
‘Pause With Pittsburgh’ to mark one year since synagogue attack that killed 11
On 27 October, people across the US and the world will remember the massacre at the Tree Of Life shul last year
By JTA
October 17, 2019, 12:43 pm
Watch: Pittsburgh shooting survivor opens up about losing mother in the attack
Andrea Wedner speaks about the deadly attack on the Tree of Life synagogue last year which claimed 11 Jewish lives
By Jewish News Reporter and Gabe Friedman (JTA)
Robert Kraft (left) and Roman Abramovich (right) at the charity match in Boston to raise funds to fight antisemitism.
August 30, 2019, 11:18 am
Chelsea FC match raised £3.3m for charities fighting antisemitism
Final Whistle on Hate charity match held in May against New England Revolution saw the clubs' two Jewish owners join forces to tackle the scourge of racism
By Jewish News Reporter
Flowers surround Stars of David as part of a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed during worship services Saturday Oct. 27, 2018 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
August 12, 2019, 4:07 pm
Lawyers agree extension to case for man charged over Pittsburgh massacre
Man accused of killing 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue gets 120 extra days before facing justice
By Jewish News Reporter
A Muslim worshipper prays at a makeshift memorial at the Al Noor Mosque on Deans Rd in Christchurch, New Zealand. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
July 19, 2019, 1:26 pm
Jewish communities give £561,000 to victims of New Zealand mosque attacks
Members of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, which includes the Tree of Life shul, were among the major donors.
By JTA
Mourners gather for the funeral of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in a shooting at a San Diego County synagogue on April 27, 2019
May 8, 2019, 6:30 pm
Pittsburgh couple name baby girl after Poway victim Lori Gilbert-Kaye
Judah and Chaya Cowen welcomed their fifth child — Noa Lea —named after Gilbert-Kaye’s Hebrew name
By JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath during a ceremony on Memorial Day, when Israel commemorates its fallen soldiers, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem May 8, 2019. Photo by: Marc Israel Sellem-JINIPIX
May 8, 2019, 6:20 pm
Pittsburgh and Poway victims honoured at Yom Hazikaron ceremony in Israel
Marnie Fienberg, daughter-in-law of Tree of Life shul victim Joyce Fienburgm and president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Jeff Finkelstein, both attend ceremony
By JTA
April 4, 2019, 11:47 am
Police handed shocking dossier of antisemitic abuse from British extremists
EXCLUSIVE: A report exposing the ferocity of online threats to the Jewish community from British extremists has been handed to Scotland Yard
By Jenni Frazer
Police block the road near the shooting at a mosque in Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Multiple people were killed during shootings at two mosques full of people attending Friday prayers. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
March 18, 2019, 4:13 pm
Pittsburgh Jews raise £150K for Christchurch Muslim communities after massacre
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh quick to organise fundraising effort to support victims of the terror attack on the other side of the world
By Jewish News Reporter
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