Emhoff will speak at groundbreaking of memorial for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims

17 Jun at 1:40 pm

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Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and the first Jewish person to serve as the spouse of a nationally elected U.S. leader, will deliver remarks on Sunday at the groundbreaking of the memorial to victims of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.

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Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and the first Jewish spouse of a nationally elected U.S. leader, will speak at the groundbreaking of the memorial for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Tree of Life campus will take place on Sunday.
Emhoff, a prominent Biden administration official combating antisemitism, will deliver remarks at the event.
The 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in Squirrel Hill was the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, resulting in 11 worshipers’ deaths.
The new Tree of Life campus will feature a place of worship, a museum studying antisemitism in the U.S., and a memorial to the victims.
The June 23 event will include community leaders, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, who will host the ceremony.

The Associated Press has the story:

Emhoff will speak at groundbreaking of memorial for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims

Newslooks- WASHINGTON (AP) —

The White House announced that Emhoff, who has been among the most visible and outspoken Biden administration officials on combating antisemitism at home and abroad, would attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Tree of Life campus.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Yardley, Pa., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. A protest in Philadelphia calling for the end of the siege in Gaza drew criticism from Shapiro as being a “blatant act of antisemitism” after protesters gathered at a Jewish restaurant. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood was home to the deadliest antisemitic attack in the United States, in which 11 worshipers were killed by a gunman driven by hatred of Jews. The space will include a new place of worship, a museum devoted to studying the hatred of Jews in the U.S. and a memorial to the victims.

The June 23 event will include community leaders, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, who will serve as the ceremony’s host.