- 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.
- Format
- Online resource
- Author/Creator
- Oppenheimer, Mark, 1974- author.
- Published
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021
©2021
- Locale
- Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Pennsylvanie
- Contents
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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.
- Notes
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"This Is A Borzoi Book"
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 07, 2021).
