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‘Hold him accountable for the people who couldn’t testify’: Jurors start deliberating in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial after closing arguments

PITTSBURGH — The case in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial was handed to the jury Thursday afternoon.

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'He keeps shooting and shooting': 911 call captures the terror of one survivor inside the Pittsburgh synagogue

PITTSBURGH -- The SWAT officer told Andrea Wedner it was time to go.

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'Felt like a year': Worshipper describes fear during gunman's deadly attack on Pittsburgh synagogue

Testimony has resumed in the trial of a suburban truck driver charged with carrying out the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history

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Police say Robert Bowers had an ‘unthinkable’ thought – then carried out America’s deadliest antisemitic attack

The trial of Robert Bowers, the man charged with perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018, began on Tuesday. Abe Asher writes

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Trial to begin in 2018 killing of 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue

Jury selection is set to begin in the federal death penalty trial of a truck driver accused of shooting to death 11 Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history

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Tree of Life congregation says 'farewell for now' to synagogue ahead of construction

On a chilly Sunday, nearly 100 members of the Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life congregations and others gathered at the corner of Shady and Wilkins avenues to bid a ceremonial l’hitraot, or “farewell for now,” to a building filled with memories, now the site of the most…

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Pittsburgh Jews keep defying hate as synagogue trial nears

Three Jewish congregations in Pittsburgh are still waiting for justice four and a half years after the massacre that changed everything

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The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is about to stand trial, more than 4 years after a day that shook the city

PITTSBURGH — It's been more than four years since Robert Gregory Bowers opened fire on Shabbat services on a gray and rainy fall Saturday — since his name, and by extension Pittsburgh, became inextricably linked to the worst attack on the Jewish faith in American history.

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Picking a jury for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial won't be easy

PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin the process next week of choosing a jury to hear the case against accused Tree of Life synagogue shooter Robert Bowers.

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Judge rules Tree of Life death penalty sentencing would occur in 2 phases

PITTSBURGH — If Robert Bowers is found guilty later this year of killing 11 worshipers inside a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018, his sentencing will be broken into two separate phases, a judge ruled this week.

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Tree of Life shooting survivors' stories told in documentary

Filmmaker Trish Adlesic was in Pittsburgh celebrating her father’s 91st birthday on October 25, 2018

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Pittsburgh Jews decry pro-Israel group’s support for Republican extremists

Aipac is spending millions to oppose Democrat who would be Pennsylvania’s first Black female member of Congress

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In Squirrel Hill, people gather to remember Tree of Life victims 4 years later

PITTSBURGH — A solemn quiet fell over the corner of Shady and Wilkins avenues in Squirrel Hill on Thursday, four years since an antisemitic gunman opened fire on Saturday services at the Tree of Life synagogue.

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Pa. governor candidates deploy religion in contrasting ways

In one of the most closely watched races in one of the most contested battleground states, both candidates for governor in Pennsylvania bring religion into their campaigns

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Tree of Life, 4 years later: Memories don't fade for those touched by synagogue shootings

PITTSBURGH — Four years after an antisemitic gunman shattered the quiet of a rainy Saturday's Shabbat services, time has both crawled and flown.

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Tree of Life shooting survivors, families of victims tell their own stories in HBO documentary

PITTSBURGH — Trish Adlesic happened to be in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. She had arrived in town two days earlier from upstate New York to celebrate her father’s birthday at her childhood home in the North Hills. Two days later, she found herself at the epicenter of the deadliest…

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Thrifty shopper saves £3k by upcycling a £20 armchair from a charity shop

Jessica Hilton bought the £20 armchair from the Tree of Life in Wythenshawe

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Editorial: Doug Mastriano should have rejected his extremist allies. He didn't, and hasn't

“I reject antisemitism in any form,” Doug Mastriano has said, in response to the controversy over his use of the right-wing social media site Gab as a “consultant” to his campaign. Pennsylvania's GOP gubernatorial nominee later quietly closed his account. We’re glad he rejects antisemitism, but he needs to specifically…

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U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings

Houses of worship are meant to be places of shelter, reflection and peace, where strangers are welcome

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Featured jobs: Bubblegum, Love to Dream, WOTSO, Tree of Life inkl

Operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and LA, Bubblegum is Australia’s longest running youth talent agency, and their grown up Agency, Hunter Talent is the fastest growing agency in Asia Pacific. Bubblegum is a boutique acting and modelling agency and as such, their small team is looking for some interns…

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Federal prosecutors want judge to question accused Tree of Life synagogue shooter in person about rights waivers

PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing the capital case of Robert Bowers, accused of murdering worshippers at Tree of Life synagogue, to question him in person to make sure he understands the rights that he has been waiving for more than three years through his lawyers.

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New design, mission unveiled for site of Tree of Life attack

The caretakers of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh have big plans to transform the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history

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As hate crimes rise, Pittsburgh houses of worship receive $1.1 million in state grants to enhance security

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Houses of worship around Allegheny County received more than $1.1 million in state grants to enhance their security, as hate crimes continue to rise in the state.

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Tree of Life documentary 'Repairing the World' premiering at Pittsburgh festival

PITTSBURGH — Film Pittsburgh secured some heavy-hitters for this year’s JFilm Festival lineup.

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