Healing and Remembrance After the Tree of Life Shooting Trial By Maria Cohen, SHUC Executive Director
T
HE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TREE OF LIFE SHOOTING OCCURRED RECENTLY, NOT
LONG AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE CRIMINAL TRIAL. Maggie Feinstein, Director of the 10.27 Healing Partnership, generously agreed to sit down with me to share her experiences with the trial, planning the five-year commemoration of the Tree of Life tragedy, and ways to bring people together to heal.
Annual gatherings in Schenley Park, like this one from last year, remember the lives lost and promote healing.
Maggie was very candid, thoughtfully sharing some
served by our judicial system in acknowledging this as
surprising and incredible revelations about what was
a hate crime against our Jewish community. It was the
comforting to the survivors, families of the victims, and
community members, drivers, volunteers, therapists,
our Squirrel Hill Community during the trial.
organizations, congregations, and restaurants who gave their time and resources behind the scenes to ensure
Foremost, she noted how impactful the trial process
a seamless process in the court room and in any way
itself was: the care that the jurors took, and the justice
needed during the trial.
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