of the Tree of Life synagogue.”

LSA 
senior 
Eva 
Rosen, 

who grew up in Pittsburgh’s 
Jewish community, believes 

the incident reveals the reality 
of 
nationwide 
anti-Semitic 

sentiments.

“While this incident has 

changed our community 
forever; it is so much 
bigger 
than 
Squirrel 

Hill, or even Pittsburgh, 
because it has tragically 
proven that anti-Semitism 
is alive and real,” Rosen 
said.

Attendees of the vigil 

turned on their phone 
flashlights and held them 
as the names of the 11 
victims were read.

Lisa Stella, a rabbi at 

University of Michigan 
Hillel, said the attack 
affects 
Jews 
and 
the 

wider community.

“We 
recognize 
that 

identity-based 
violence 

doesn’t only affect the 
Jewish 
community 

and we stand with one 
another against hate of 
all kind,” Stella said. “We 
also want to acknowledge 
that even in the tragedy 
that affected the Jewish 
community 
at 
this 

synagogue, there were a 
lot of people who came to 
help.”

Attendees 
then 

recited a Psalm of David and 
Misheberach, a Jewish prayer 
for healing.

Alum Rachel Hurwitz said 

she felt uplifted from seeing 
community 
members 
and 

Jewish allies coming together 
to mourn.

“I’m feeling empowered by 

the community,” Hurwitz said. 
“It’s really meaningful to see so 
many people, Jewish and not, 
come out to an event like this 
and show their support and 
their care and their love.”

In regard to gun control, 

Hurwitz also emphasized her 
desire for stricter gun control 
policies.

“I’ve always thought that 

gun 
control 
is 
something 

that’s really important and 
something that is lacking in 
this country,” Hurwitz said. 
“If you look at many other 
countries similar to the United 
States, they all have much more 
serious gun control policies 
than we do in this country. I 
think that hate will always find 
a way, but we should make it a 
lot harder for them.”

they try to scare the heck out of 
you and then the election comes 
and magically everything is 
okay,” Obama said.

Obama 
said 
the 
2014 

Ebola scare and the turmoil 
surrounding Hillary’s emails in 
2016 was no different than the 
fears that are propagated today 
by the Republican party.

“(N)ow they’re trying to 

convince everybody that the 
most important thing in this 
election, the thing you got 
to fear are there are a bunch 
of impoverished refugees a 
thousand miles away. It would 
be funny except sometimes we 
fall for it, don’t fall for it again.”

Many speakers addressed the 

Republican threat to healthcare, 
particularly 
healthcare 
for 

people 
with 
preexisting 

conditions. 
Michigan 

Congressional Candidate Elissa 
Slotkin said the primary reason 
she is running for Congress is to 
protect people with preexisting 
conditions.

“What got me into this race 

was my mom,” Slotkin said. “It’s 
important to remember this is 
about people, about the mission 
of helping people.”

Slotkin went on to explain 

her mother had cancer, lost 
her insurance and struggled 
five and a half years without 
insurance, ultimately, declaring 
bankruptcy.

“The man I am running 

against voted to gut health 

insurance 
for 
preexisting 

conditions,” Slotkin said.

Similarly, 
Congresswoman 

Brenda Lawrence said issues 
like healthcare and the recent 
confirmation 
of 
Associate 

Justice of the Supreme Court 
Brett Kavanaugh call for women 
in particular to take action.

“Now women this is our year,” 

Lawrence said amidst applause. 
“If you have not been awakened, 
if you have not been moved, if 
you have not reached the level 
of understanding that this is 
our time to stand up because 
the next generation of girls is 
watching us.”

Whitmer 
also 
highlighted 

the gravity of the impending 
election in the face of the events 
that have taken place since the 
presidential election.

“We know the consequences 

that elections carry,” Whitmer 
said. “We’ve learned. We see it 
everyday on CNN. And I want 
you to remember how you felt 
the morning after that last 
presidential election.”

Obama 
ended 
the 
rally 

encouraging 
voters 
to 
not 

despair or become cynical with 
the current political climate but 
to take the power into their own 
hands by voting.

“I want to be honest with 

you, one election isn’t going 
to fix everything,” Obama 
said. “We’re not going to fix 
everything because of one 
election, but I can promise 
if you vote things are going 
to get better. The biggest 
threat to our democracy is 
indifference.”

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