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Notecard with message written in ink. The note reads: "Dear Hate- There is NO ROOM for you in our city! Love and FAITH will overcome!" Signed with four hearts in the lower right.
Rectangular cardboard sign. Front reads, "LOVE They Neighbor" with a heart in purple, green, blue, and read marker. Back includes signatures from the Wolfson children.
Post-it note with handwritten message in black marker. The message reads: "Jersey strong supports #pittsburghstrong. God bless you all!"
White poster that says "Love, Peace, Justice" in orange, blue, and yellow marker. Illustrated red heart lower left corner. Extensive staining and handwritten message in pencil, which appears on the right, is difficult to read due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial. Blank back.
Post-it note with handwritten message in blue marker. The message reads: "Jerry D.H. is overflowing every service with congregants all inspired by and missing you. You, of blessed memory."
White foamcore board with messages written in multiple marker colors. Board framed by strips of red duct tape.
Full sheet flyer includes image of the top half of a mans face and typed text. Text describes Lest We Forget installation.
Summary: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review photo gallery showing scenes from Squirrel Hill on the day of the October 27 attack.
Collage with a hand drawn tree in the center; leaves comprised of multicolored tissue paper. Handwritten message and signature written in black ink on the lower left.
Handwritten letter written in black ink on glossy, lined notebook paper. The author, who identifies themself as a Hindu, articulates their belief in the Hindu concept of the soul's eternal nature. They conclude their letter with a Hindu prayer transliterated and translated into English. Fading and spotting due to exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Square card with white and yellow text against blue background. Card reads, "Mitzvah4Pittsburgh. Some spread darkness. We spread light. Choose a good deed. Choose a Mitzvah. Add light to the world," followed by four options and a place for respondents to list their name and email address. Some names and email addresses have been redacted for privacy.
Floral tag from floral arrangement sent in memory of Al Hess. The note is printed on a tag with a beige background from a local florist.
Post-it note with handwritten message in red marker. The message reads: "Hate is not welcome here." Tape on the upper edge.
Folded card with marker illustration. Cover features a tree with a heart in the leaves. Inside reads: "We stand with you :-) :-) :-)" and features a landscape with a tree in the center and the sun in the upper right corner. Back shows a tree with three five-pointed stars in the leaves.
Typed memorial note in honor of Richard Gottfried. The author recalls personal details about Gottfried's identity as a Jew and his commitment to the field of dentistry.
Handwritten note on the back of a piece of paper with the letterhead of KYW News Radio. The note is very difficult to read due to extensive creasing and fading caused by exposure to the elements at the Wilkins memorial.
Black and white reproduction of an illustration originally printed in a newspaper, showing synagogue. Cropped selection from larger image.
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