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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: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report interviewing Squirrel Hill residents and local religious leaders about the October 27 attack. Includes comments from Bishop David Zubik of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Summary: New York Jewish Week report compiling responses to the October 27 attack from prominent Jews on Twitter.
Summary: Pittsburgh Current report on havdalah vigil held at the corner of Forbes and Murray avenues in Squirrel Hill, organized by students from Allderdice High School.
Summary: Jewish Telegraph Agency wire report carried by New York Jewish Week. Includes comments by Joel Rubinfeld comparing and contrasting security protocols at different synagogues and expectations of antisemitic violence in the United States and Europe.
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: 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: The Incline report from first press conference following the October 27 attack. Includes quotes and facts drawn from the comments of several public officials, including Director of Public Safety Wendell Hissrich, Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert, Gov. Tom Wolf, and others.
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: New York Jewish Week breaking news report on the October 27 attack.
Summary: KDKA-TV report identifying vicitms of the October 27 attack.
Summary: Associated Press wire report carried by WESA on increased security presence at synagogues and other houses of worship following the October 27 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: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report summarizing federal and state charges against alleged perpetrator of October 27 attack, including obstruction of excercise of religious beliefs, and use of firearm to commit murder. Includes information about alleged perpetrators social media posts prior to attack.
Summary: KDKA-TV report from a havdalah vigil at the corner of Forbes and Murray Aves. in Squirrel Hill.
Summary: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report listing detours to Port Authority bus routes passing through Squirrel Hill to accommodate crime scene blockades and public vigils in the neighborhood.
Summary: WESA profile on alleged perpetrator of the October 27 attack, including background on his social media posts about HIAS. Includes comments from HIAS President Mark Hetfield and from social media platform Gab.
Summary: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette coverage of Pitt vs. Duke football game played on the morning of the October 27 attack. Includes brief mention of the players holding a moment of silence for victims of the attack.
Summary: KDKA-TV report providing a history of mass shootings in the Pittsburgh area between 2000 and 2018.
Summary: Associated Press wire report carried by WESA about President Donald Trump's public response to the October 27 attack.
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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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