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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 432 

Recognizing the fifth commemoration of the antisemitic attack that occurred 

on October 27, 2018, at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. FETTERMAN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the fifth commemoration of the antisemitic attack that occurred on October 27, 2018, at a synagogue 

in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Whereas, on October 27, 2018, a mass shooting took place 

at the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where members of 

the Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and New Light congregations were engaged in Shabbat morning services; 

Whereas 11 innocent worshippers were killed, 2 congregants 

were critically injured, and 5 law enforcement officers 

were injured while attempting to rescue victims and apprehend the perpetrator in the deadliest antisemitic attack in the history of the United States; 

Whereas the 11 innocent worshippers killed in the attack included— 


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(1) Joyce Fienberg; 

(2) Richard Gottfried; 

(3) Rose Mallinger; 

(4) Jerry Rabinowitz; 

(5) Cecil Rosenthal; 

(6) David Rosenthal; 

(7) Bernice Simon; 

(8) Sylvan Simon; 

(9) Daniel Stein; 

(10) Melvin Wax; and 

(11) Irving Younger; 

Whereas the perpetrator of the attack espoused antisemitic 

views and targeted the individuals worshipping at the 

Tree of Life synagogue because of their religious beliefs; 

Whereas, on June 16, 2023, a Federal jury in Pittsburgh, 

Pennsylvania, found the perpetrator of the attack guilty 

on 63 counts, including hate crimes and the obstruction 

of the free exercise of religion resulting in death; 

Whereas the people of the United States commend the service 

of those jury members, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Allegheny 

County Police, all other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies who assisted with the investigation, 

and the prosecution team from the United States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Pennsylvania and 

the Department of Justice that worked to bring the perpetrator to justice; 

Whereas antisemitism remains an evil and destructive form 

of identity-based hate that destroys lives and runs contrary to the values of the United States; and 


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Whereas the Anti-Defamation League recorded 3,697 incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism and assault 

throughout the United States in 2022, representing a 36 

percent increase in antisemitic incidents from 2021, and 

the largest number of antisemitic incidents on record 

since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking 

antisemitic incidents in 1979: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the memory of the victims who were 

3 killed in the horrific, antisemitic attack at the Tree 

4 of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 

5 October 27, 2018, and expresses the hope that their 

6 memory may continue to be a blessing to their fami7 lies and community; 

8 (2) honors the selfless and dedicated service 

9 of— 

10 (A) the law enforcement and emergency re11 sponse officials who responded to the attack; 

12 (B) the medical professionals who provided 

13 and continue to provide care for the victims; 

14 and 

15 (C) the law enforcement agencies and Fed16 eral prosecutors who worked to investigate and 

17 hold the perpetrator accountable in Federal 

18 court for his hateful, antisemitic attack on the 

19 Jewish community; 


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1 (3) expresses continued solidarity and support 

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

3 congregations, the Pittsburgh Jewish community, 

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

5 the tragedy; 

6 (4) commends the Tree of Life community for, 

7 in the wake of tragedy, dedicating itself to efforts to 

8 eliminate antisemitism and other forms of identity9 based hate; 

10 (5) condemns rising antisemitism and stands 

11 with the Jewish communities in Pittsburgh, the 

12 United States, and around the world; and 

13 (6) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

14 States— 

15 (A) to condemn antisemitism in all its 

16 forms; 

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

18 the United States to freely exercise their reli19 gious beliefs; and 

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

21 people of the United States. 

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