Three years ago today, a man driven by conspiracies and lies took up arms in order to kill Jewish people and stop new immigrants, murdering eleven beloved community members at the #TreeOfLife - Or L’Simcha building in Pittsburgh.
The lies haven’t stopped.
The lies haven’t stopped.
From Charlottesville to Pittsburgh to Poway to El Paso, we’ve seen too often that some lies spill blood and some words echo as gunshots.
This is why we must continue the fight against white nationalism and antisemitism in all forms.
This is why we must continue the fight against white nationalism and antisemitism in all forms.
Three years after the #TreeOfLife massacre, the same antisemitic, anti-immigrant lie which motivated the gunman is still being repeated by pundits and politicians.
They’re using it to manufacture division and fear to grow their own power, no matter who gets hurt.
They’re using it to manufacture division and fear to grow their own power, no matter who gets hurt.
By joining together with our neighbors across lines of difference, we can shut down the engines of fear and protect each other.
On this day, we remember the #TreeOfLife victims and we join our voices to declare that this country is for all of us, no exceptions.
On this day, we remember the #TreeOfLife victims and we join our voices to declare that this country is for all of us, no exceptions.
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