IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1138 
Condemning the anti-Semitic attack on the building housing three congrega-
tions, Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and New Light, honoring the memory 
of the victims of the attack, and offering condolences to and expressing 
support for their families, friends, and community. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2018 
Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DEUTCH, 
Ms. GRANGER, Mr. VEASEY, and Mr. ROSKAM) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the anti-Semitic attack on the building housing 
three congregations, Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and New 
Light, honoring the memory of the victims of the attack, 
and offering condolences to and expressing support for 
their families, friends, and community. 
Whereas, on October 27, 2018, an anti-Semitic attack took 
place at the Tree of Life synagogue building in the Squir-
rel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where 
members of the Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and New 
Light Jewish congregations were engaged in morning 
Shabbat services, killing 11 and wounding six innocent 
people; 
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Whereas the people of the United States mourn the lives of 
Joyce Feinberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry 
Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice 
Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax, and Ir-
ving Younger; 
Whereas the people of the United States hope for the speedy 
recovery of those who were injured; 
Whereas the people of the United States are grateful for the 
swift action of law enforcement, emergency response 
teams, and medical professionals who responded to the 
attack; 
Whereas the attack is believed to the be deadliest assault on 
Jewish people in American history; 
Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation finds the ma-
jority of religious hate crimes are motivated by anti-Jew-
ish bias; and 
Whereas anti-Semitism has been increasing for years, includ-
ing a reported 57 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents 
from 2016 to 2017, the largest single-year increase in 
anti-Jewish hate since such data was collected: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the horrific, anti-Semitic attack 
on the Tree of Life synagogue building in Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, in which 
11 innocent people were killed and six were injured; 
(2) condemns rising anti-Semitism in the 
United States and around the world; 
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(3) honors the memory of Joyce Feinberg, 
Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabino-
witz, Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice 
Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax, 
and Irving Younger, who were killed in the attack; 
(4) expresses hope for a full and speedy recov-
ery by and pledges continued support for those in-
jured in the attack; 
(5) offers heartfelt condolences and deepest 
sympathies to the Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and 
New Light Jewish congregations, as well as the fam-
ilies, friends, loved ones, and communities affected 
by the tragedy; 
(6) applauds the dedication and bravery of law 
enforcement for their efforts to respond to the at-
tack, as well as the service of first responders and 
medical professionals throughout the Pittsburgh 
community; 
(7) stands with the Jewish community in Pitts-
burgh, the United States, and across the world; 
(8) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States and its allies to defeat anti-Semitism in all its 
forms throughout the world; and 
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(9) supports the right of Americans to freely 
exercise their religious beliefs and rejects all forms 
of terror and hate. 
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