Oct 30 ‘I saw a synagogue turned into a killing zone’: Hospital president mourns Pittsburgh shooting By John Yang "Yes we are safe, but no we are not OK," hospital president Jeffrey Cohen wrote in a letter to his staff, who treated victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, as well as the shooter. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 8:53 Pittsburgh honors synagogue victims through memorials and song By John Yang, Jaywon Choe, Rhana Natour The man accused of killing 11 people over the weekend at a Pittsburgh synagogue had his first appearance in court. And as funerals for the victims are set to begin, President Trump blames the media for U.S. anger. John Yang… Continue watching
Oct 29 What history reveals about surges in anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiments By Ingrid Anderson, The Conversation The modern outpouring of anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic sentiment is reminiscent of the political climate during the years between the first and second world wars in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 29 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre defendant appears in court By Maryclaire Dale, Claudia Lauer, Allen G. Breed, Associated Press The man accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre appeared briefly in federal court in a wheelchair and handcuffs Monday to face charges he killed 11 people in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Continue reading