“You literally can’t go a block without seeing someone, and in many cases someone you’ve known all your life.” Kalson grew up here, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. He walked into the Tree of Life synagogue with a gun and massacred 11 people, committing the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. The attack has thrust Squirrel Hill ― in a very real sense Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood ― into national headlines. In response to the Pittsburgh shooting, interfaith activists came together and organized a vigil. ASSOCIATED PRESS People mourn the 11 victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting during a vigil at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh.

Source: Huffington Post October 29, 2018 16:52 UTC