US synagogue gunman sentenced to die

The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue has been formally sentenced to death after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in US history. Read more

Federal jury returns death-penalty verdict for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter

A Pittsburgh jury agreed unanimously on Wednesday that Robert Bowers, 50, should be put to death for killing 11 Jewish worshippers at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. Read more

From Pittsburgh to Poway

When a natural or human-made disaster strikes my community, it’s my natural instinct to write about it. Read more

A never ending battle…writes Michael Kuttner

The massacre of Jewish worshippers in a Pittsburgh Synagogue has shattered any illusion that “it can’t happen here.” Read more

Grappling with the roots of antisemitism after Pittsburgh

As Jews around the world grieve for those who were slaughtered in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, the reaction of many in both Jewish and non-Jewish circles has demonstrated a refusal to acknowledge the true significance of what happened. Read more

First four of 11 Jewish victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting laid to rest

The first of the 11 victims of Saturday’s shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others, was laid to rest on Tuesday. Read more

United Hatzalah en route to Pittsburgh, ZAKA volunteers waiting to enter Tree of Life Synagogue

As world Jewry reels following the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, United Hatzalah volunteers from Israel are on their way to the Jewish community in Squirrel Hill to help counsel witnesses and family members of those killed in the attack. Read more