16 | OCTOBER 24 • 2019 

Jews in the D

Remembering 
Pittsburgh

Deadly synagogue shooting
happened nearly one year ago.
T

he Jewish community 
suffered the most brutal 
anti-Semitic attack in 
the history of the U.S. Oct. 27, 
2018, when a gunman opened 
fire at the Tree of Life syna-
gogue in Pittsburgh, taking the 
lives of 11 people from three 
congregations: Dor Hadash, 
New Light and Tree of Life – 
Or L
’
Simcha, all of whom were 
joined in prayer.
A number of events are 
planned in Detroit and world-
wide to honor the memory of 
those lost in the attack. Here 
are some of the ways you can 
join the local community in 
commemoration:

FRIDAY & SATURDAY,
OCT. 25 & 26
#SHOWUPFORSHABBAT 
The Jewish Community 
Relations Council/AJC is 
calling on all people to attend 
services at a local congregation 
to honor the victims and raise 
our collective voice for a world 
free of antisemitism, hate and 
bigotry. For more information 
and to find a participating syn-
agogue, visit the AJC website.

SUNDAY, OCT. 27
REPAIR THE WORLD 
COMMEMORATION
1:30 p.m. at Repair the World, 
2701 Bagley St. in Detroit.
Come together in com-
memoration, healing, sol-
idarity and justice. This 
event is in partnership with 

NEXTGen Detroit, Detroit 
Jews for Justice, Isaac Agree 
Downtown Synagogue, Hillel 
Metro Detroit, If Not Now, the 
Jewish Community Relations 
Council/AJC, Jewish Voices 
for Peace, Repair the World 
Detroit and Congregation 
T’
Chiyah. More infor-
mation at facebook.com/
events/412928716091481.

SUNDAY, OCT. 27
PAUSE FOR PITTSBURGH
On Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. one year 
to the day since this attack, the 
community in Pittsburgh will 
join in a public memorial ser-
vice. People from around the 
world are invited to pause and 
share in a collective moment 
of remembrance. Sign up to 
receive a text message at 5 p.m. 
that will contain a video with 
a prayer of mourning and the 
names of the 11 people who 
lost their lives. After sharing 
this collective moment, you’
ll 
get a link so you can virtually 
join Pittsburgh’
s local service. 
Then, you’
ll have the oppor-
tunity to submit a message of 
solidarity by text. You can reg-
ister online at 
pausewithpittsburgh.com.
Together, the communi-
ty can gather and pledge to 
maintain an abiding sense of 
unity and responsibility for one 
another. 

Source: Jewish Federation of 

Metropolitan Detroit

24725 West 12 Mile – Ste. 110
Southfield, MI 48034
1-248-945-1111

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