Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Jewish groups hope to quash a referendum that would force the city to boycott Israel

No city has seen a measure to boycott Israel brought to voters. And Pittsburgh’s measure has caused quite a stir.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
17/08/2024

Pittsburgh man arrested for having explosive material, defacing synagogue

A Pittsburgh man faces multiple charges for possessing explosive materials and vandalizing a synagogue, amid an increase in antisemitic graffiti incidents in the area.

'God has intervened': Gun failure saves Pittsburgh church pastor from shooter

A church congregant wrestled the shooter to the ground and restrained him until police arrived.

Tree of Life congregation looks ahead as new synagogue building planned

The site of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will soon host the country's first antisemitism museum.

Covering the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting tested me as a Jewish journalist

I had that epiphany every reporter longs for, of a story bigger than the sum of its already major elements.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
15/08/2023
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Judge to pronounce death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter after jury vote

The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts.

By REUTERS
03/08/2023

US Jewish leaders applaud death sentence for Tree of Life shooter

While responses varied, most emphasized the strength and resilience of Pittsburgh's Jewish community.

02/08/2023

Jury demands to see guns of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter

It’s not clear why the jury wanted to see the weapons, but in weighing a death sentence, one of the statutory aggravating factors jurors must consider is the risk the gunman’s attack posed to others.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
01/08/2023

Is antisemitism always delusional? Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s penalty could hinge on answer

The government, on the other hand, is pressing for the death penalty and making the case that Bowers was animated by hate, not delusions.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
13/07/2023

Pittsburgh shooter spurred by antisemitism, white supremacism, not delusions - expert

The defense experts, Park Dietz said Monday, “simply mistook every ordinary widespread white separatist beliefs as delusions because they were not familiar with them.”

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
11/07/2023
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