The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting: An Oral History with Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto

On Wednesday, October 27, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto will ask residents to observe a moment of silence and reflection at 9:54 a.m. That was the moment the shooting started at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood in 2018. The antisemitic attack left 11 worshippers dead, and wounded two other congregants and police officers. Listen to Mayor Peduto recount what it was like to comfort and protect not just the city he led, but his neighbors and friends, after America’s deadliest antisemitic attack three years ago.

Then, for our closing segment, Shabbat Table Talk, Manya Brachear Pashman speaks with Liel Leibovitz of Tablet Magazine’s podcast Unorthodox, to discuss how the Pittsburgh community united following the tragedy.

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Episode Lineup:

(0:40): Mayor Bill Peduto 

(20:46): Manya Brachear Pashman and Liel Leibovitz

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Show Notes:

Crossover with Tablet’s Unorthodox: How the Jews Went Right in Britain