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A memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh on October 29, 2018.
 
The white supremacist started gunning down 11 Jewish worshippers at 9:50 A.M. on a rainy Saturday exactly one year ago today.

In Pittsburgh, they don’t call it “the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.” They refer to it by the date no local resident will ever forget: 10.27.

Hours after the shooting, Haaretz's D.C. correspondent Amir Tibon was on the ground in Pittsburgh. Now, a year later,
he returned - and discovered a local Jewish community unified by tragedy. 

Dina Kraft learned about "The Pittsburgh Playbook" that has brought together Jews, Christians and Muslims to work together to help their community heal.

The shooting was a watershed moment for many American Jews. We asked four writers from four U.S. cities to describe how their sense of identity, security and community has changed. A year after Pittsburgh, how safe do you feel safe in America?
 
 
 
 
Pittsburgh.

A Year After Pittsburgh Shooting, How Safe Do You Feel as a Jew in America?

Haaretz | 27.10.2019
 
 
 
People hug after a vigil to remember the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, October 28, 2018.

The Pittsburgh Playbook: How the Jewish Community Began to Heal

Dina Kraft | 27.10.2019
 
 
 
ILLUSTRATION: A security officer walks into a synagogue

U.S. Jews Seek Ways to Fight New Age of anti-Semitism

Dina Kraft | 27.10.2019
 
 
 
Entrance to the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, currently closed to its congregation, October 23, 2019

A Year On, Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community Is Healing, Rebuilding — and Hiring Armed Guards

Amir Tibon | 26.10.2019
 
 
 
Members of IfNotNow and rabbinical school students blocking traffic while protesting President Donald Trump's U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem and Israeli violence against Palestinians in Gaza, Washington, May 14, 2018.

Left vs. Right? The Battle for U.S. Jews’ Hearts on the Israel Question Is Far More Complex

Allison Kaplan Sommer | 26.10.2019
 
 
 
Jewish students at the Park East Synagogue, March 3, 2017, New York City

Pittsburgh shooting, a year later || Fearing for Their Safety, Third of U.S. Jews Say Shun Stars of David and Skullcaps

Judy Maltz | 23.10.2019
 
 
 
US President Donald Trump walks after arriving back at the White House in Washington, DC, October 23, 2019, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Opinion || A Year After Pittsburgh, anti-Semitism Is Still Rising – and U.S. Jews Blame Trump

Aaron Keyak | 27.10.2019
 
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