Nation Apr 29 Jewish community will ‘stand tall’ after synagogue shooting, rabbi says By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press
Nation Oct 30 Watch 13:28 How the Tree of Life shooting reflects American anti-Semitism President Trump called Saturday’s synagogue shooting anti-Semitic and “an assault on humanity.” But a chorus of voices argues that the president himself has fostered a national atmosphere of hatred. William Brangham speaks with Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the Anti-Defamation League,…
Politics Oct 30 Trumps visit a Pittsburgh scarred by violence at synagogue President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump paid solemn tribute Tuesday to each of the 11 people slain in the worst instance of anti-Semitic violence in American history. As the Trumps placed their remembrances outside the Tree of Life… By Zeke Miller, Allen G. Breed, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press
Nation Oct 29 Before Pittsburgh shooting, anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise Year after year, decade after decade, anti-Semitism proves to be among the most entrenched and pervasive forms of hatred and bigotry in the United States. By David Crary, Associated Press
Politics Oct 29 After Pittsburgh shooting and packages plot, Trump calls media ‘the true Enemy of the People’ Trump strongly condemned the Pittsburgh attack as an act of anti-Semitism, and has denounced political violence and called for unity. But just days before the midterm elections, he has continued to hold his political rallies, complete with harsh criticism of… By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press
Oct 28 Married couple, brothers among synagogue victims By Associated Press The 11 people killed in the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh included a married couple, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, and two brothers, Cecil and David Rosenthal. Continue reading
Oct 28 Police: Synagogue gunman said he wanted all Jews to die By Mark Scolforo, Allen G. Breed, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The suspect in the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue told officers afterward that Jews were committing genocide and he wanted them all to die, according to charging documents made public Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 27 Charges filed against suspected synagogue gunman By Associated Press In a 29-count criminal complaint, a man suspected of killing 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been charged with using a firearm to commit murder, weapons offenses and seriously injuring police officers while obstructing the exercise of religious… Continue reading
Oct 27 Trump says Pittsburgh attack lays bare ‘hate’ in US By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday lamented the “devastating” attack by a shooter on a Pittsburgh synagogue, saying it lays bare the “hate in our country” and speculating that the deadly violence would have been curbed if the building had had… Continue reading