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Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "I was not here, but I live nearby. Had I been home I could have grabbed my baseball bat, and gone after Bowers."
Folded card with marker illustration. Front and back cover features illustrations of heart superimposed on tree. Interior features illustration of two figures beneath word bubble "Freedom!" and nine balloons.
Summary: Timeline arranged by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette listing six mass shootings in the Pittsburgh region since 2000, including incidents in Wilkinsburg, Beaver County, Stanton Heights, Collier, and Mt. Lebanon.
Card from a congregant at the Holy Angels Parish. The front cover contains a stock illustration of a haloed dove flying in front of Noah's ark.
Folded card on yellow paper with handwritten message in black marker. The front cover reads: "My thoughts and prayers are with you and the Jewish community through these tough times that you and all Pittsburgh people are going through right now."
Floral tag from floral arrangement sent by John [last name redacted]. The tag reads: "For the innocents who[se] lives were taken- Eternal Love." It is signed John [last name and address redacted] of Phillipsburg, North Carolina. The contact information for James Flower and Gift Shoppe is included below. The message is written in black ink on a printed tag with an ombre background resembling a sunset.
Handwritten card in red and green crayon on paper. The card reads: "We love you. Levi" and illustrated with a flower, several hearts, and a mail delivery truck. Color bleeding and creasing due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Summary: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review profile of the Squirrel Hill neighborhood and its response to the October 27 attack. Includes interviews with local residents and businesses-owners.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "I pray to you and remember you always. May your soul rest in peace." Tape affixed on the upper center.
Butterfly-shaped cutout with colored with blue and green pencil. The words: "#Stronger Than Hate" appear handwritten in alternating blue and green letters above the butterfly's antennae.
Letter from a member of the Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church in San Diego, California. The letter reads: "To GOD's people in the Tree of Life Synagogue, Deep love and care from hurting hearts and encouragement in the difficulties every day. May the deep love of our GOD sustain you, strengthen you and give you peace. May GOD's deep shalom surround you, Chris and Martha (last name redacted), Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church San Diego, California."
Folded card in the shape of a Star of David from a student at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Co. Card reads: "Dear members of Tree of Life Synagogue, I am an international student from Japan. I heard sad news at October 27th. I feel so sorry for that. Stay strong, I stand with you. Shalom." Illustrated with a Star of David and Japanese flag lower center.
Card from a student at West Allegheny Middle School in Imperial, Pa. The front features a hand-colored illustration of a flower with geometric motifs. The back contains a handwritten note, as well as the stock signature: "From your friends at West Allegheny Middle School."
Hand painted card with abstract lines and shapes in brown, green, and blue paint on paper. Signed: "Love, Khira D." lower right. The card has been laminated.
Card and envelope featuring hand-drawn image of dove. Message in card expounds upon the biblical association of the dove as a symbol of peace.
Post-it note with handwritten message in green marker. The message reads: "I miss Bubbie."
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