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What happened in the 2018 attack at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh?

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Antisemitism demonstration in Paris — antisemitism Demonstrators protesting antisemitism during a silent march in Paris. The march commemorated Mireille Knoll, a Jewish woman who had survived the Holocaust and was murdered in her home on March 23, 2018, in what authorities called a hate crime.

In October 2018, the United States experienced one of its deadliest antisemitic attacks when a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh during religious services, resulting in the deaths of 11 people.1

This act of violence stands as a stark reminder of the real-world consequences of hatred and bigotry. Antisemitism, defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance as a certain perception of Jews that may be expressed as hatred, remains a grave moral concern that threatens the safety and dignity of Jewish communities worldwide. Addressing such violence requires an unwavering commitment to rejecting all forms of prejudice and protecting the fundamental right of all individuals to live without fear of targeted hatred.1