Primary Type – Cards
Secondary Type - Cards
Language – Cards
Creator – Cards
Date – Cards
Group – Cards
Location – Cards
Event – Cards
White posterboard folded into a card with a white plant stenciled on the front. Stencil done with sponge and multiple colors of paint. Interior includes a handwritten message and signatures to Tree of Life. Back has a message written in pencil and bleed through from markers.
White foamcore board with messages written in multiple marker colors. Board framed by strips of teal duct tape.
Light blue posterboard with a painted Star of David and tree in the center. Signed upper right corner. Traces of a mud-stained footprint and creasing due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial. Back blank.
White foamcore board with messages written in multiple marker colors. Board framed by strips of orange duct tape.
Card with pre-printed message reading, "'Sorry is not a big enough word to express the concern we feel for you." Interior includes handwritten signatures and messages from various members of the staff."
White posterboard with multiple signatures in colored markers. Illustration of two outstretched arms on the front. The upper half reads: "We lift our hands to God for you." The lower half reads: "St. Michael Catholic Family is praying for you." The reverse features additional signatures and a tree outlined in red in the lower center. Addressed to: "Tree of Life synagogue, Jewish community."
Oversized handmade card on light brown construction paper with line drawing of a tree in blue marker on front. Interior includes messages from the sender.
Envelope containing letters written by members of the Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church in San Diego, California. The envelope is labeled with a piece of paper reading: "Letters for Tree of Life Synagogue."
Program from November 4, 2018 Sunday worship at Lincoln Place Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. The eleven victims of the October 27 attack were memorialized in the church's prayers and remembrances for those who had passed in the past year.
Handwritten letter expressing sympathy and messages of goodwill from various lay members of the San Dieguito United Methodist Church in Encinitas, California. Last names redacted for privacy.
Bright pink paperboard with messages written in black on the front. Blank back.
Printed label which reads: "Thinking of You. Liberty K-5 students." The label is taped to a piece of clear cellophane.
Handmade laminated poster featuring tree with numerous multicolored paper leaves; printed inscription upper center. Handwritten inscriptions in various ink colors in each individual leaf. Blank back.
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