How Pittsburgh confronted trauma after the Tree of Life shooting
With the trial of the shooter set to begin this week, we sit with The Federation's Jeff Finkelstein and community support leader Maggie Feinstein to learn how the community has held together in the face of a horrific trauma.
It’s been nearly five years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh. As the trial of the shooter is set to begin, we sit down with Jeff Finkelstein, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, and Maggie Feinstein, director of the 10.27 Healing Partnership, to learn how the community has held together in the face of a horrific trauma, ask whether increased security presence is more comforting or unsettling, and delve into how communities can make themselves more resilient.
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