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 blue marker. The message reads: "R.I.P. Dr. Rabinowitz."
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: "We are here."
Post-it note with handwritten message and illustrations in green, blue, red, and black marker. The message reads: "He watching over Israel slumbers not nor sleeps." An illustration of houses on a hilltop with a river, trees, heart, and a moon and stars above, appears around the text.
Hand painted, laminated sign with the words: "May their memories be a blessing" in black paint." Eleven yellow candles with orange flames, symbolizing the eleven victims of the October 27 attack, appear below.
Floral tag from floral arrangement sent by a group of six families. The tag commemorates the ten trees that were planted by the National Forest Foundation in memory of the October 27 attack victims. The note is printed on a tag with a beige background from a local florist.
Bilingual, laminated prayer card with the text of the Jewish "Traveler's Prayer" in English and Hebrew. This "Traveler's Prayer" card was purchased an Israeli Judaica website.
Handwritten card in pink marker on paper. The card contains illustrations of a flower and two hearts and reads: "Simon. May their memory be a blessing." Folded on the sides.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "Love is stronger than hate." Signed with a heart.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black ink. The message reads: "We are all brothers and sisters. Your struggle is our struggle. - A Muslim." Color bleeding due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Handwritten and illustrated card on light blue paper. The card reads: "We love you!" Signed: "Your friend, Bennett." Illustrations of sun, various flowers, and five hearts appear in the center.
Handwritten note in black marker on white paper. The note reads: "We are with you. We are all Pittsburghers. HATE WILL NEVER WIN." Tearing and staining due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Note addressed to Jerry Rabinowitz written on the back of a business card from Doug [last name redacted], a certified Pilates instructor in the Pittsburgh area. The note reads: "Dear Jerry- I will miss you. Best peace sir!"
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "Love is stronger than hate."
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "May their memories be a blessing." Signed in Hebrew: [heart] "Miriam."
Torn page from a children's coloring book with illustrations of a seal and fish on the front and a lion on the back.
Floral tag addressed to Joyce Fienberg. The tag features a white rose on the left and the stock message: "With Deepest Sympathy" in a band on the upper center.
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