Plans for the new complex include a cultural centre, sanctuary, educational centre and museum along with a memorial to the worshipers from three congregations who were murdered
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, centre, leads an interfaith blessing during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Tree of Life complex in Pittsburgh on June 23, 2024.Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro were among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking Sunday of a new structure replacing the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 worshippers were murdered in 2018 in the deadliest act of antisemitism in U.S. history.
“The end of our story is not victimhood, it’s about how we as Jewish people define ourselves and, out of the worst moments, our capacity to be resilient, to get up and to rebuild,” said Carole Zawatsky, chief executive officer of the Tree of Life non-profit organization overseeing the project in tandem with the congregation of the same name.was demolished earlier this year
Survivors of the attack were among the speakers at the groundbreaking., including Tree of Life’s rabbi, Jeffrey Meyers. Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president, has met with family members and survivors on multiple occasions.
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