Sympathies, condolences pour in for victims of Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting

October 28, 2018
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, 11 people were killed inside a Squirrel Hill synagogue, Tree of Life Congregation. Six others were injured. The deceased included two brothers and a husband and wife. The victims ranged in age from 54 to 97.

They are:

Joyce Fienberg, 75, of Oakland;
Richard Gottfried, 65, of Ross;
Rose Mallinger, 97, of Squirrel Hill;
Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, of Edgewood;
brothers Cecil Rosenthal, 59, of Squirrel Hill, and David Rosenthal, 54, of Squirrel Hill;
married couple Bernice Simon, 84, of Wilkinsburg; Sylvan Simon, 86, of Wilkinsburg;
Daniel Stein, 71, of Squirrel Hill;
Melvin Wax, 87, of Squirrel Hill;
and Irving Younger, 69, of Mt. Washington.

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Background image: Rabbi Eli Wilansky lights a candle after a mass shooting at Tree of Life Congregation on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in Squirrel Hill. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)