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Fountain Valley School of Colorado (Colorado Springs, Co.) card (13)
Large square card from a student at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Co. Card on white paper overlaid with a papercut Star of David set on grey background. Card reads: "Dear members of Tree of Life, I am a history teacher to high school students from all over the world at the Fountain Valley School of Colorado. My students and I were horrified to hear about the hateful shocking event at your place of worship. My students have been studying about peace and the flip side- hateful rhetoric. They were motivated to reach out and share their messages of support. Please know that you are supported, even from far away. And that there are people trying to teach the next generation to avoid the cruelty of previous generations, and perhaps most importantly to NEVER FORGET. May peace with you, Kathleen [last name redacted], Fountain Valley School of Colorado."
Historical Notes
In the days after the October 27 attack, people began leaving objects at two locations outside the Tree of Life synagogue--one at the corner of Wilkins and Shady avenues in front of the Zittrain Gardens, and the other on a private lawn at Wilkins and Murray avenues, just beyond police barricades. Community volunteers moved the entirety of these two memorials inside the Tree of Life building on November 14, 2018, for preservation purposes. Most of these objects including this one were moved to archival preservation over the following year, but a small number were arranged in public display in the windows of the Hailperin Sanctuary Rauh Jewish Archives staff and volunteers dismantled this display on February 16, 2023, and the objects were brought to the archive for preservation. Colorado Valley School is a private day and boarding high school in Colorado Springs, Co.
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Tree of Life Congregation, New Light Congregation, Congregation Dor Hadash, Tree of Life Inc., The 10.27 Healing Partnership
