Pittsburgh history

Steve Weiss was the ritual director at Tree of Life and a science teacher in Pittsburgh Public Schools at the time of the October 27 attack.

Marlene Haus is a longtime member of Tree of Life Congregation and, at the time of the October 27 attack, had been one of the regular “Morning Minyanaires” who attend the daily prayer service each morning, as well as on the Sabbath and on Jewish holidays.

Barry Werber is a member of New Light Congregation and survivor of the October 27 attack. 

Rabbi Doris Dyen is a rabbi and chaplain, a member of Congregation Dor Hadash, and spiritual leader of the independent havurah (prayer group) Makom HaLev. She was one of the people on the grounds of the Tree of Life synagogue at the time of the October 27 attack.

Anna Coufal is a lifelong member of Congregation Dor Hadash and was a teacher in the Dor Hadash Religious School at the time of the October 27 attack.

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.

Victoria Butch is a Community Resource Officer for Pittsburgh Police Department Zone 4 and was one of the first responders at the October 27 attack.

Zack Block was executive director of Repair the World Pittsburgh at the time of the October 27 attack. 

Lauren Apter Bairnsfather, Ph.D. is the director at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh.