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Political polarization in Pittsburgh communities is rooted in economic neglect − not extremism

When it comes to political polarization in the United States, the Pittsburgh region offers a useful window into what communities can do about it.

The Conversation

‘Night of the Living Dead’ helped me process the Tree of Life massacre and other real-world horrors

The Halloween season has always been special for me. It’s the time when it seems the entire country shares the fascination with the dark side of human experience that has inspired me from my youth as a fan of horror movies to my current career as a professor of English…

The Conversation

10 years after Charleston church massacre, faith leaders lament that the country hasn't changed

Mother Emanuel AME church made an ecumenical gesture for the commemoration of a racist shooting that killed nine of its Black members 10 years ago on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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Arson attack on Pennsylvania governor's home evokes trauma for the state's Jews

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion was the target of an arson attack last weekend, but the attacker's motives are unclear

The Independent UK

Top genome scientists to map DNA sequence of invertebrate winner 2025

Sanger Institute’s Tree of Life team say genomes offer invaluable insight into how species will fare under climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Biden marks 6th anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting by highlighting an ‘appalling surge of antisemitism’

President Joe Biden has marked the sixth anniversary Saturday of a gunman’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshippers

The Independent UK

‘She preyed upon that empathy’: the TV writer who faked having cancer

Docuseries details stranger-than-fiction truth behind Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch’s extensive deceptions

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For Pittsburgh Jews, attack anniversary adds to an already grim October

Jewish communities everywhere reacted with horror at last year’s Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel

The Independent UK

Pittsburgh Jewish Community Reflects On Traumatic Anniversaries

Pittsburgh's Jewish community reflects on past traumas amidst rising antisemitism, seeking unity and understanding.

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Groundbreaking for new structure replacing Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in 2019 mass shooting

Second 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

The Independent UK

Demolition begins at site of deadly Pittsburgh synagogue attack

Demolition got underway at the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, as part of the effort to reimagine the building to honor the 11 people who were killed there in 2018.

WEKU

Families had long dialogue after Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Now they’ve unveiled a memorial design

Preliminary designs are being released for an outdoor memorial to the 11 victims of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack

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Five years later, trauma compounds for survivors marking Tree of Life massacre amid Israel-Hamas war

In one sense, there was a feeling of closure as survivors marked five years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history

Tribune News Service

‘It’s like you have a hole in your heart that’s never going to heal’: Families of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims tell jury about their slain loved ones

PITTSBURGH — Judith Kaye waited 60 years to find the love of her life.

Salon

Tree of Life and the death penalty

"Vengeance is mine, says the Lord": When people are murdered in a house of worship, we should remember that

The Guardian - US

Pittsburgh synagogue shooter can face death penalty, federal grand jury rules

Court will sentence Robert Bowers for 2018 attack that killed 11 people, after he was convicted on 63 criminal counts

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The Independent UK

Tree of Life synagogue shooter is too delusional to get death penalty, defence argues

Prosecutors say shooter showed meticulous planning

The Conversation

The tree of life has been a powerful image in Jewish tradition for thousands of years – signifying much more than immortality

After weeks of wrenching testimony, jurors delivered a guilty verdict June 16, 2023, for the gunman who killed 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 – the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. The next phase of the trial will focus on sentencing, and whether Robert Bowers should face…

Tribune News Service

'May their memories always be a blessing': Jewish community comes together after gunman is convicted in synagogue massacre

Joyce Fienberg. Richard Gottfried. Rose Mallinger. Jerry Rabinowitz. Cecil and David Rosenthal. Bernice and Sylvan Simon. Daniel Stein. Melvin Wax. Irving Younger.

Axios

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman found guilty in worst antisemitic attack in U.S. history

The shooter, who opened fire in the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, now faces life in prison or death row.

Tribune News Service

Gunman found guilty on all charges in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

PITTSBURGH — A jury of seven women and five men convicted Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers of all 63 charges against him Friday after less than 4½ hours of deliberation.

Tribune News Service

Shooter found guilty of federal hate crimes in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

PITTSBURGH — Jurors found the man accused of shooting and killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue guilty on federal charges Friday.

Tribune News Service

‘Hold him accountable for the people who couldn’t testify’: Jurors start deliberating in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial after closing arguments

PITTSBURGH — The case in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial was handed to the jury Thursday afternoon.

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