IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 819 

Recognizing the 5-year anniversary of the horrific antisemitic attack at the 

Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 

2018, and condemning antisemitism. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 26, 2023 

Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

BOWMAN, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. BROWN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 

Ms. TLAIB, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. TITUS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. 

PAYNE, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. 

WILD, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. OMAR, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. OCASIOCORTEZ, Mr. LIEU, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mrs. RAMIREZ, 

Mr. CARSON, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CASAR, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 

CARTWRIGHT, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. CHU, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. 

SCANLON, Ms. STANSBURY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 

Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. EVANS, Ms. BUSH, Mr. PETERS, 

Ms. KUSTER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. PORTER, 

Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CORREA, Ms. 

MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. FROST, Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. CROW, Ms. 

PLASKETT, and Mr. MFUME) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 5-year anniversary of the horrific antisemitic 

attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, 


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Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, and condemning 

antisemitism. 

Whereas, on October 27, 2018, members of the Tree of Life, 

Dor Hadash, and New Light Jewish congregations gathered for Shabbat services at the Tree of Life Synagogue 

in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 

Whereas a gunman entered the synagogue and opened fire on 

the congregants, killing 11 people and injuring 7 others, 

including 5 responding police officers; 

Whereas the gunman yelled hateful, antisemitic remarks during the attack and was motivated by the White supremacist ‘‘great replacement’’ conspiracy theory; 

Whereas the ‘‘great replacement’’ conspiracy theory promoted 

by White supremacists and antisemites falsely asserts 

there is an active, ongoing, and covert effort to replace 

White populations in current White-majority countries; 

Whereas the shooting is the deadliest antisemitic attack in 

United States history; 

Whereas, on June 16, 2023, the gunman was convicted on 

all 63 criminal counts against him, including counts related to hate crimes and the obstruction of the free exercise of religion; 

Whereas the attack took place amongst an ongoing surge in 

antisemitism and targeted attacks against the Jewish 

community across the country; 

Whereas in the 5 years since the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, incidences of antisemitic harassment, vandalism, and 

assault have continued to increase; 


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Whereas, in 2022, the Anti-Defamation League (‘‘ADL’’) reported a total of 3,697 antisemitic incidents across the 

United States, an average of 10 incidences each day, and 

the highest level of antisemitic activity on record since 

ADL began tracking these incidences in 1979; 

Whereas, the year 2022 was the third time in the last 5 years 

when antisemitic incidents reached historic levels; 

Whereas the use of antisemitic language, conspiracy theories, 

and hatred has increased on social media platforms; and 

Whereas the rise in antisemitism is part of growing trend in 

hate-fueled violence against marginalized communities: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors the memories of the victims who 

3 were killed in the horrific, antisemitic attack at the 

4 Tree of Life synagogue— 

5 (A) Joyce Fienberg; 

6 (B) Richard Gottfried; 

7 (C) Rose Mallinger; 

8 (D) Jerry Rabinowitz; 

9 (E) Cecil Rosenthal; 

10 (F) David Rosenthal; 

11 (G) Bernice Simon; 

12 (H) Sylvan Simon,; 

13 (I) Daniel Stein; 

14 (J) Melvin Wax; and 

15 (K) Irving Younger; 


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1 (2) expresses gratitude for the emergency re2 sponse officials, medical professionals, and members 

3 of the community who came together to help save 

4 lives in the aftermath of the attack; 

5 (3) expresses continued solidarity and support 

6 to the Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and New Light 

7 congregations, the Pittsburgh Jewish community, 

8 and the families, friends, and loved ones affected by 

9 the tragedy; 

10 (4) condemns rising antisemitism and stands 

11 with the Jewish communities in Pittsburgh, the 

12 United States, and around the world; and 

13 (5) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

14 States— 

15 (A) to combat hate, extremism, violence, 

16 and antisemitism in all of its forms; 

17 (B) to protect the right of all people to 

18 freely exercise their religious beliefs; and 

19 (C) to ensure the safety and security of all 

20 people of the United States. 

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