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‘It’s just frightening’: Area Jewish congregations react to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Written by Emma Needleman | Oct 27, 2018 1:47:44 PM

Hours after shots first rang out Saturday morning at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, many Philadelphia-area Jews had not even heard the news.

Their phones had been turned off as they gathered for Shabbat service. Told for the first time, some reacted with sadness, anger, and despair upon learning of the shooting that left a reported 11 people dead and six others injured.