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Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue raises more than $40,000 for families of Christchurch mosque attack victims

March 20, 2019 / Marcy Oster

(JTA) — The Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh is paying it forward. The congregation has raised more than $40,000 to support the victims and their families of the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. “We feel compelled to come to the aid of those communities, just as our… Read more »

More than $6.3 million raised for victims of Pittsburgh synagogue attack

March 6, 2019 / Marcy Oster, JTA

(JTA) — Thousands of givers have opened their hearts to those affected by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, donating more than $6.3 million to a fund for their benefit set up by the local Jewish federation. The bulk of the money, nearly $4.4 million, from the Victims of Terror Fund… Read more »

Ruth Mallinger, oldest victim of Pittsburgh shooting, remembered as ‘pillar of Jewish community’

Rose Mallinger was a member of the Tree of Life Congregation for more than 60 years. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

November 4, 2018 / JTA Staff

(JTA) — Rose Mallinger, the oldest victim in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, was remembered Friday at her funeral as a loving and sharp-witted woman who was a fixture in the Jewish community. Hundreds of mourners attended the service at the Rodef Shalom synagogue. Mallinger was the final of the… Read more »

This Pittsburgh rabbi lost 3 congregants in the shooting. Here’s how he is observing Shabbat.

Rabbi Jonathan Perlman speaks to thousands at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh during a service to honor and mourn the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree Of Life synagogue, Oct. 28, 2018. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

November 2, 2018 / Ben Sales, JTA

(JTA) — Six days ago, on Shabbat, Rabbi Jonathan Perlman was hiding in a pitch-black storage closet as one of his congregants was shot dead in front of him. The time since has been filled with funerals, counseling congregants and figuring out how to move forward as a community,… Read more »

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Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue raises more than $40,000 for families of Christchurch mosque attack victims

More than $6.3 million raised for victims of Pittsburgh synagogue attack

Ruth Mallinger, oldest victim of Pittsburgh shooting, remembered as ‘pillar of Jewish community’

This Pittsburgh rabbi lost 3 congregants in the shooting. Here’s how he is observing Shabbat.

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