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Pittsburgh Synagogue Survivors Recount 2018 Attack in Trial of Shooter Robert Bowers

  • Testimony continued in the trial of Robert Bowers, accused of killing 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018.
  • Survivors described their experiences during the attack, which was motivated by antisemitism, and the impact on their community.
  • Bowers faces 63 federal charges and could receive the death penalty if convicted.
  • Bowers claimed he needed to kill Jews to save others from "genocide" he said they were enabling by helping immigrants.
  • Rabbi Jonathan Perlman testified about leading worshippers to safety during the attack, which was the deadliest on Jews in U.S. history.
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