Jewish Identity

Walter Daniel “Wally” Caplan was raised in Jeannette, PA. in Westmoreland County and has lived most of his life in Greenberg, PA. aside from his college years at Penn State University.

Nina Butler is an educator who is active in several Jewish community organizations called upon to address local needs in the immediate aftermath of the October 27 attack. 

Kathleen Blee is the Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean in the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of Congregation Dor Hadash. 

Nancy Bernstein is a community organizer and political activist in Pittsburgh. She was a founder of J Street Pittsburgh and co-chair of the group at the time of the October 27 attack. 

Moshe Baran is a Holocaust survivor and a member of Congregation Beth Shalom.

Leslie Aizenman was director of refugee services at JFCS-Pittsburgh, also known as Jewish Family and Community Services, at the time of the October 27, 2018 attack.

Rabbi Elisar Admon was a teacher at the Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh and a member of the Gesher Chaim Shel Emes chevra kadisha (burial society) at the time of the October 27 attack.