PITTSBURGH — Sitting in the handicapped lane outside Tree of Life synagogue, Judah Samet watched as a plainclothes officer traded gunfire with the man at the temple door. He was caught in a crossfire and, yet, instead of ducking down, he craned his neck to get a glimpse of the...
'I'm Barely Breathing.' Synagogue Survivor Recounts Terror.
PITTSBURGH — A survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre described Sunday how he and other terrorized worshippers concealed themselves in a supply closet as the gunman stepped over the body of a man he had just shot and killed, entered their darkened hiding spot and looked around. "I can't say...
Immigrant, Muslim Groups Lead Fundraising Efforts for Synagogue Victims
Following Saturday's massacre at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, two crowdfunding appeals have raised close to $725,000 to assist the victims as of Monday morning. Since launching, a campaign on the GoFundMe site had collected nearly $600,000 in donations as of Monday morning while a separate effort on the LaunchGood...
Opinion: Why I Don't Celebrate the Columbus Day Lie
“In fourteen hundred ninety two, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue …” I learned that little ditty when I was 4 years old, and for many more years, I believed it. I believed that Columbus “discovered” America. It wasn’t until I was in my teens that I learned that story...
'It's a Massacre.' Taliban Bomb Kills at Least 95, Injures 158 in Kabul.
The New York Times reported Saturday morning (Jan. 27) that Taliban terrorists drove an ambulance packed with explosives into a crowded Kabul street, setting off an enormous blast that killed at least 95 people and injured 158 others. The deadly attack continues one of the most violent stretches of the...