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Photos that the U.S. government says Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, took of himself as part of his alleged effort to join Hezbollah. Source: U.S. Justice Department.

Grand jury indicts Pennsylvania man for trying to join Hezbollah, lying to FBI

Jack Danaher Molloy faces up to 36 years in prison and a $750,000 fine for the three charges.

Izzy Salant

Jan. 3, 2025

Memorials for the victims of the Tree of Life*Or Simcha Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 31, 2018. Credit: Dmitry Brant via Wikimedia Commons.

Commuting federal death sentences would include Tree of Life shooter, McConnell says

“President Biden’s decision earlier this month to pardon his son may well have set a unique and unfortunate precedent,” the Kentucky senator said on the Senate floor.

Dec. 19, 2024

Security camera. Credit: Neurolink/Pixabay.

Why security for the Jewish community is needed now more than ever

Let’s make it clear that while hate may rise, it will never define us or defeat us.

Dov Ben-Shimon

Nov. 1, 2024

A memorial outside the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh following the mass shooting on Oct. 27, 2018, which left 11 worshippers dead. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Alleged synagogue vandals in Pennsylvania praised Rep. Lee’s anti-Israel advocacy

Talya Lubit and Mohamad Hamad have been charged with spray-painting a Hamas triangle and anti-Jewish slogans; they also donated to House reps and signed a letter pushing for a ceasefire.

Nov. 1, 2024

Antisemitic vandalism of the Chabad of Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh in late July 2024. Credit: Rabbi Yisroel Altein/Chabad of Squirrel Hill.

‘We won’t be intimidated’: Two charged with defacing Pittsburgh Jewish sites

"Defacing religious property is not protected speech—it is a crime," stated Eric Olshan, U.S. attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania

JNS Staff

Oct. 30, 2024

Local residents knitted and hung Stars of David along the Murray Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh after the mass shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

‘Struck soul of our nation’: Biden, Harris mark six years since Tree of Life shooting

"As the Talmud says, 'It is not your duty to finish the work but neither are you at liberty to neglect it,'" the U.S. president said, quoting the Mishnah.

Oct. 27, 2024

People pay their respects at a memorial in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh to the 11 Jewish victims of a mass shooting a week earlier, Nov. 4, 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

United in grief, strong in hope before sixth anniversary of Tree of Life shooting

What sets this year apart is not only the physical trauma of a seven-front war facing Israel but the ripple effect this has had on Jews worldwide.

Steve Rosenberg

Oct. 20, 2024

The Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where a mass shooting took place during Shabbat services on Oct. 27, 2018. Source: Google Maps screenshot.

Police unable to find suspect in theft of plaque honoring Tree of Life

Officials say the Pittsburgh public school district has ordered a replacement.

Oct. 16, 2024

A makeshift shrine to the victims of the mass shooting at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Credit: Brendt A. Petersen.

Pittsburgh Jewish leaders, officials decry proposed BDS ballot measure

“The creators of this referendum are only targeting Israel. That makes this clearly an undeniably antisemitic,” said Jeff Finkelstein, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

Aug. 16, 2024