Coexistence After The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting

On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman killed 11 Jews who were worshipping at the Tree of Life Congregation in Squirrel Hill in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. In his recent book, Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood, Mark Oppenheimer has offered a piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America's renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakable tragedy. Oppenheimer recently visited the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics to deliver a public lecture. During his visit, Religion & Politics Editor Marie Griffith sat down with Oppenheimer for an interview covering his experiences writing the book and what all of us can learn from this community's response.