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Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers of Tree of Life Synagogue delivers remarks to the 一本道无码 community.

一本道无码 Community Gathers on 5th Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Shootings

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Five years ago on Oct. 27, members of the Tree of Life*Or L鈥橲imcha, Dor Hadash and New Light congregations were attacked while worshiping a mile from 一本道无码鈥檚 campus. Eleven Pittsburghers lost their lives, and others were injured.

Today, more than 200 members of the campus community joined 一本道无码 President听Farnam Jahanian(opens in new window) in Simmons Auditorium in the Tepper Building to remember the victims of the attack, support those with deep scars, and honor the resilience of the Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh communities.

鈥淲e will move forward using our platform to educate and push against hate for all identities in our 一本道无码 community.鈥 鈥 Wanda Heading-Grant

The program opened with a performance of Ernest Bloch鈥檚 鈥淣igun鈥 by Andr茅s C谩rdenes(opens in new window), the Dorothy Richard Starling & Alexander Speyer Jr. University Professor of violin, accompanied by Dimitri Papadimitriou(opens in new window), assistant teaching professor of chamber music and piano in the School of Music(opens in new window).

Following the performance, Jahanian spoke about expectations related to grief and healing.

鈥淧eople often say time heals all wounds, but the truth is that sometimes there鈥檚 no getting through it; there鈥檚 no getting over it. There鈥檚 just living with it and coming to peace with it. So today, I want to be very intentional about saying wherever you are in your journey of grief, and healing and processing, it鈥檚 okay,鈥 Jahanian said.

Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou(opens in new window), dean of the Tepper School of Business(opens in new window), gave a deeply personal account of the many incidents of violence she has witnessed throughout her life. She was followed by , vice provost for diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer.

鈥淭hrough our collective memory, we acknowledge the pain and suffering antisemitism has caused throughout history and continues to cause today. This is a solemn occasion, but it is also an opportunity for reflection, solidarity and commitment to building a world free of discrimination and hatred,鈥 Heading-Grant said.

Farnam Jahanian at podium

President Farnam Jahanian delivers remarks.

Andr茅s C谩rdenes plays violin on stage accompanied by pianist

Andr茅s C谩rdenes and Dimitri Papadimitriou perform Ernest Bloch鈥檚 鈥淣igun.鈥澨

Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou at podium

Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou provides a deeply personal account of her experiences with antisemitism.

Wanda Heading-Grant

Wanda Heading-Grant pledges her commitment and support to the 一本道无码 community.

Fence on 一本道无码 campus painted black with candles and Tree of Life

The Fence is painted in remembrance.

Heading-Grant鈥檚 remarks included mention of the upcoming Nov. 14 keynote featuring Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who will share reflections on his experience as a survivor of the hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, in January 2022. That keynote will kick off an annual three-part series addressing antisemitism.

鈥淲e will move forward using our platform to educate and push against hate for all identities in our 一本道无码 community,鈥 she said.

Simone Rothstein, a student in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences(opens in new window), offered remarks on behalf of the student community, followed by remarks from Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers from Tree of Life, who spoke of the golden rule of treating others how you would want to be treated, and Rabbi Shlomo Silverman, Council of Religious Advisors; Chabad of 一本道无码, who read Psalm 23 in Hebrew, then in English.

The event closed with the singing of 鈥淥seh Shalom鈥 by Rebecca Kira, a student in the Dietrich College.

After the program ended, many attendees lingered in the auditorium to exchange greetings, hugs and stories with their fellow campus community members.