
Primary Type – Cards
Secondary Type - Cards
Language – Cards
Creator – Cards
Date – Cards
Group – Cards
Location – Cards
Event – Cards
Post-it note with handwritten message in green marker. The message reads: "May your memories be forever a blessing and may the Holy One hold in his Heart forever."
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "What happened here will not be forgotten." Signed with a Star of David.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The message reads: "Prayers for Pittsburg[h]. May this never happen again anywhere." Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements.
Handwritten note in pencil on paper. The note, written in bubble letters, reads: "Stronger Than Hate." Illustrated with the adapted Steelers emblem with two diamonds and a Star of David. Creasing and fading due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The note features an illustration of a heart with the numbers "412" written inside.
Handmade booklet with blue paper on the cover, pink cover on the back, and three pages of white paper inside. Tied together with red ribbon through three hole punches. Extensive color staining and bleeding throughout. Due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial, the messages on this card are no longer visible.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black ink. The note is written in Hebrew and English. Translated into English, the message reads: "All of Israel are connected to one another. We are with you!"
Handmade card in watercolor, marker, and ink on paper. The card features a quote from 1 Corinthians 12:12 on the front. It is signed on the back: "With love, Katie and Meagan and Mark."
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "We love you!" An illustrated heart appears in the upper right corner.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The message reads: "I think about you constantly. Sending love." The Hebrew acronym, "with the help of heaven," appears in the upper right.
Handwritten note on coloring book paper. The front side features the outlines of two horses, colored in with assorted colored pencils. The note reads: "God be with you all. Love Gemma and Giovina [last name redacted]. 4 year olds." The back features the outlines of a leopard perched in a tree with a squirrel.
Envelope and floral tag addressed to Jerry Rabinowitz. The envelope is addressed "Jerry" and features an illustration of a bow and heart. The floral tag features an illustration of four blue birds with plants on their heads. The tag reads: "Bow ties, small mild coffees, and the sweetest energy. You will be missed, you will be remembered." Signed with a heart.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads, in Hebrew: "Shalom" (Peace). Signed with a heart.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "Love with [will] always win in a war against hate. -Simon [last name redacted]."
Handwritten note written in black marker on a manilla envelope. Note is addressed to Tree of Life and contains messages in both English and Hebrew.
Post-it note with handwritten message in green marker. The message reads: "Never again." The signature is illegible.
Handmade card on white paper. Eleven trees, illustrated in blue ink, appear in the center. The number 11 appears below, followed by a heart. The card reads: "For the 11 people that died. Love, Coleman [last redacted]."
Hand painted card with a rainbow-colored heart on the front. Signed lower right: "Love, Brian S." The card has been laminated.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue ink. The message reads: "May their memories be a blessing." Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
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