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Summary: WESA report from havdalah vigil on the corner of Forbes and Murray avenues in Squirrel Hill on the evening of the October 27 attack. Includes comments from State Rep. Dan Frankel.
Summary: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report on Pitt Panthers football program's response to the October 27 attack. Includes coach Pat Narduzzi offering condolences and discussing coaching his players on the day of the attack.
Summary: Embedded Tweet by local news reporter, featured by The Incline, shows scene at havdalah vigil at the corner of Murray and Forbes avenues on the evening of the October 27 attack.
Summary: Tribune Review High School Sports Network report on the cancellation of the Pittsburgh City League football championship following the attack.
Summary: KDKA-TV report on Squirrel Hill residents' response to October 27 attack.
Summary: Pittsburgh City Paper report from havdalah vigil at the corner of Forbes and Murray avenue in Squirrel Hill, organized by students from Allderdice High School.
Summary: Collection of social media posts, compiled by The Incline, from local and national figures responding to the October 27 attack. Includes comments from President Donald Trump, Mayor Bill Peduto, Sen. Jay Costa, Sen. Bob Casey, Sen. Pat Toomey, Rep. Mike Doyle, and former President Barack Obama.
Summary: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report on claim by the Anti-Defamation League that the October 27 attack was 'likely the deadliest' antisemitic incident in American history. Includes a statement from ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
Summary: Pittsburgh Current breaking news report on the October 27 attack. Updated throughout the day. Includes interview with neighbor of alleged perpetrator of October 27 attack, report from press conference held by Pittsburgh Director of Public Safety Wendell Hissric, and comments from state and local officials.
Summary: KDKA-TV report providing a history of mass shootings in the Pittsburgh area between 2000 and 2018.
Summary: New York Jewish Week report compiling responses to the October 27 attack from leadership of national Jewish organizations including Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, the Jewish Federations of North America, and the World Jewish Congress.
Summary: New York Jewish Week report compiling responses to the October 27 attack from leadership of national Jewish organizations including Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, the Jewish Federations of North America, and the World Jewish Congress.
Summary: Pittsburgh City Paper breaking news report on the October 27 attack. Includes real-time tweets from City Paper publisher Justin Matase and comments from various local elected officials.
Summary: KDKA-TV report compiling responses to the October 27 attack from public figures including Vice President Mike Pence, President Barack Obama, actor Tom Hanks, the U.S. Holocaust Museum, Israeli officials, President Bill Clinton, and others.
Summary: KDKA-TV report identifying vicitms of the October 27 attack.
Summary: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editor David Shribman shares his personal account of learning about the attack and describes the scene in Squirrel Hill.
Summary: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette breaking news report on the October 27 attack, updated throughout the day as events unfolded. Lists charges filed against alleged perpetrator. Includes map of the Tree of Life building, pinpointing locations of key moments of the attack. Also includes accounts from people who witnessed aspects of the attack.
Summary: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report identifying one of the Tree of Life survivors as Daniel Leger, a member of Congregation Dor Hadash.
Summary: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report on initial condition of survivors of the October 27 attack, including both worshippers and police officers. Report spefically identifies Daniel Leger and describes other survivors.
Summary: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article putting the October 27 attack in the context of other recent gun crimes and hate crimes, including at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. and the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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The October 27 Archive collects responses to an antisemitic attack in Pittsburgh, Pa. on October 27, 2018. These responses take many forms but share a motivating impulse. Each began in the mind and heart of someone who was moved by the events of that day and was compelled to create something meaningful from that feeling. By sharing these responses, those people chose to be vulnerable for the sake of a greater good. The October 27 Archive website was launched with the belief that sharing these responses with the world can provide an avenue for people all over the world to reflect, learn, and heal.
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