Campaign asks Jews to attend Shabbat services in response to Pittsburgh shooting
(JTA) — The American Jewish Committee is urging Jews — and non-Jews — to come to synagogue this Shabbat in response to the shooting during services…
October 2018
Here are the names of the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
By Ben Sales (JTA) — The 11 victims of Saturday’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue included two brothers with intellectual disabilities, a married couple and a…
How the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting unfolded
By Ben Sales (JTA) — On Saturday October 27, 2018, a gunman entered the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh and killed 11 people, wounding…
CHW Elects 24th National President: Marilyn Libin
Toronto, ON – Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) is delighted to announce that Marilyn Libin, of Calgary, Alberta, has been elected as CHW’s 24th National President. The…
‘Our hearts are broken’: The Jewish world reacts to the Pittsburgh synagogue attack
(JTA) — The shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue that has left 11 people dead has been described as “horrific,” “heinous” and “devastating” by Jewish leaders, politicians…