Pittsburgh Jewish Community Votes Amid Rise in Anti-Semitism, 6 Years After Synagogue Shooting

Pittsburgh Jews noted a disparity when it comes to support for the Jewish community in the aftermath of the synagogue shooting and the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Mourners visit the memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 31, 2018. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

PITTSBURGH—On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others at the Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.

Less than five years later, the Hamas terrorist group launched in Israel the deadliest single-day anti-Semitic attack since the Holocaust.