Saturday, October 27, 2018

Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre* "Deadliest Attack on Jews in the History of U.S."


“This was the single most lethal and violent attack on the Jewish community in the history of the country,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the Anti-Defamation League. “We’ve never had an attack of such depravity where so many people were killed. . . .

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/10/27/pittsburgh-police-responding-active-shooting-squirrel-hill-area/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.fc90b75c55f4

Oh my God.

*UPDATED

6:26 pm

11.



4:07 PM

At least 10 dead (NYT)

That is the governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, addressing the media. To his immediate left is Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich.

Director Hissrich is a 25 year FBI veteran.

He can barely stop himself from crying.
That is a good man there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUj46TUgOkM



Pittsburghers are good people.


1:45 pm

At least 8 dead now (CBS)



1:42 p.m.


(COED.com)


Robert Bowers yelled “all Jews must die” as he entered the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where he fatally shot multiple people in an anti-Semitic massacre Saturday morning...There were close to 100 people inside of the synagogue at the time of the attack. Bowers, a 46-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, was arrested at the scene.
(heavy.com)