This October marked five years since the horrific attack at Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, a synagogue where eleven Jewish worshippers were shot and killed in the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Those murdered, ranging between the ages of 65 and 97, were members of the Tree of Life-Or L’Simcha, Dor Hadash and New Light congregations; all located in the same building. Now, plans by a nonprofit, The Tree of Life Foundation, are moving forward to build a new synagogue at the corner of Pittsburgh’s Wilkins and Shady Avenues.
Tree of Life has hired Studio Libeskind for the job. Previously, the New York firm has
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