Tree of Life congregation

Time capsule from 1906 uncovered at former Tree of Life building site in Pittsburgh

One of the most surprising discoveries was a Heinz pickle pin believed to be made out of ceramic.

By Marcy Oster November 5, 2019 3:42 pm

Pittsburgh Jewish day school students send messages to mass shooting victims

Thinking of your hard times of struggle. We are here to help,” one student wrote.

October 27, 2019 11:57 am

The doors of the Tree of Life synagogue, the site of a shooting attack last October, have remained closed, with memorials surrounding the building. (Grace Yagel)

Pennsylvania governor orders flags to half-staff to mark one-year anniversary of Pittsburgh synagogue attack

Gov. Tom Wolf signed a proclamation calling for a day of remembrance on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue building that left 11 worshippers dead.

October 22, 2019 10:04 am

Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue building will reopen as a ‘center for Jewish life in the United States’

By Marcy Oster October 20, 2019 7:26 am

Police respond to the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Oct. 27, 2018. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Federal prosecutors reject Pittsburgh synagogue gunman’s request for a plea deal

By JTA Staff October 16, 2019 11:30 am

‘Pause for Pittsburgh’ to mark one year since synagogue attack that killed 11

By Marcy Oster October 15, 2019 9:38 am

Artworks by children around the world installed at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue

By Beth Kissileff September 13, 2019 2:30 pm

Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue to hold High Holiday services at local church

By Marcy Oster August 22, 2019 3:30 pm

Leaders of Ugandan synagogue named for Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life pay a visit

By Marcy Oster August 20, 2019 12:14 pm

Pittsburgh rabbi calls on US attorney general to forgo death penalty for synagogue gunman

By Sam Sokol August 14, 2019 2:10 pm

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