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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