Pittsburgh: A city in mourning after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting

JTA captured the feelings of Jewish Pittsburgh residents on the ground days after the shooting.

From left: Tammy Hepps, Kate Rothstein and her daughter, Simone Rothstein, 16, pray a block away from the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Oct. 27, 2018. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

By Gabe Friedman October 30, 2018 10:09 am

(JTA) — What is the world like for residents of Squirrel Hill, in Pittsburgh, just days after the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue? Ron Kampeas of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency takes you there. JTA explores a city filled with mourning and anxiety, but also determination and defiance.

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