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Squirrel Hill : the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting and the soul of a neighborhood / Mark Oppenheimer.

Summary:
"Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in the country, known for its tight-knit community and the profusion of multi-generational families. On October 27, 2018, a gunman killed eleven Jews who were worshipping at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill--the most deadly anti-Semitic attack in American history. Many neighborhoods would be understandably subsumed by despair and recrimination after such an event, but not this one. Mark Oppenheimer poignantly shifts the focus away from the criminal and his crime, and instead presents the historic, spirited community at the center of this heartbreak. He speaks with residents and nonresidents, Jews and gentiles, survivors and witnesses, teenagers and seniors, activists and historians. Together, these stories provide a kaleidoscopic and nuanced account of collective grief, love, support, and revival. But Oppenheimer also details the difficult dialogue and messy confrontations that Squirrel Hill had to face in the process of healing, and that are a necessary part of true growth and understanding in any community. He has reverently captured the vibrancy and caring that still characterize Squirrel Hill, and it is this phenomenal resilience that can provide inspiration to any place burdened with discrimination and hate"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525657194
  • ISBN: 0525657193
  • Physical Description: 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- The attack -- Those inside -- The gentiles -- The young -- The archivist -- The body guards -- The funerals -- The Trump visit -- The symbols -- The high school -- The history -- The visitors -- The money -- The scene of the crime -- The building -- The springtime -- The High Holy Days -- The anniversary -- Epilogue.
Subject: Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2018.
Antisemitism > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Tree of Life - Or L'Simcha Congregation (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.) > Ethnic relations.

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Altoona Area Public Library 364.152 OPP (Text) 33240004952613 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library 364.152 Opp (Text) 00151017 ADULT Non-Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library 364.1523 O624s (Text) 85131001796102 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Ellwood City Area Public Library 364.1523 Oppenheimer (Text)
Memorial: Ray B. Sutherland given by Kevin & Debbie McElwain.
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Highland Community Library 364.1523 OPP (Text) 35610000981188 HGHM Non-Fiction Available -
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Mansfield Free Public Library 364.15 OPP (Text)
Bookplate: Donated by Joan Sargent in memory of Dixie Sheridan
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Martin Library Adults 364.15 OPP Life Times (Text) 33454005840574 2nd Floor Available -
Martinsburg Community Library 364.152 Opp (Text)
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Summary: "Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in the country, known for its tight-knit community and the profusion of multi-generational families. On October 27, 2018, a gunman killed eleven Jews who were worshipping at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill--the most deadly anti-Semitic attack in American history. Many neighborhoods would be understandably subsumed by despair and recrimination after such an event, but not this one. Mark Oppenheimer poignantly shifts the focus away from the criminal and his crime, and instead presents the historic, spirited community at the center of this heartbreak. He speaks with residents and nonresidents, Jews and gentiles, survivors and witnesses, teenagers and seniors, activists and historians. Together, these stories provide a kaleidoscopic and nuanced account of collective grief, love, support, and revival. But Oppenheimer also details the difficult dialogue and messy confrontations that Squirrel Hill had to face in the process of healing, and that are a necessary part of true growth and understanding in any community. He has reverently captured the vibrancy and caring that still characterize Squirrel Hill, and it is this phenomenal resilience that can provide inspiration to any place burdened with discrimination and hate"--

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