Remembrance

Honoring the lives lost in the attack on three Pittsburgh synagogues—Congregation Dor Hadash, New Light Congregation and Tree of Life * Or L’Simcha Congregation—on October 27, 2018.

Their Memory is for a Blessing

Rose Mallinger z
Rose Mallinger z"l (97)
Raizel bas Avrohom
Family friend Stephen Neustein said he fully expected Mallinger to make it to at least 100. The mother of three children, with five grandchildren and one great-grandchild, still cooked family meals for high holidays.
Sylvan Simon z
Sylvan Simon z"l (86)
Zalman Shachna Ben Menachem Mendel
The Simons died together in the same synagogue where they wed more than 60 years ago.
Bernice Simon z
Bernice Simon z"l (84)
Beila Rochel bas Moshe
The Simons died together in the same synagogue where they wed more than 60 years ago.
Irving Younger z
Irving Younger z"l (69)
Yitzchok Chaim ben Menachem
Years ago, Younger coached Little League, said Meryl Ainsman, whose son played on his team. She remembered him as a kind man.
Melvin Wax z
Melvin Wax z"l (87)
Moshe Gadol Ben Yosef
Melvin Wax’s greatest passions were his grandson, his religion and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was “always in a good mood, always full of jokes,” his sister told CNN affiliate WTAE.
Jerry Rabinowitz z
Jerry Rabinowitz z"l (66)
Yehudah Ben Yechezkel
As a primary care physician, Rabinowitz was known for wearing bow ties that made people smile and put his patients at ease, his nephew, Avishai Ostrin said on Facebook.
Joyce Fienberg z
Joyce Fienberg z"l (75)
Yiddis Bultcha bat Aba Menachem
A retired University of Pittsburgh research specialist. Her employers at the Learning Research and Development Center called her a “cherished friend” and “an engaging, elegant, and warm person.”
Dr. Richard Gottfried z
Dr. Richard Gottfried z"l (65)
Yosef Ben Chaim
Gottfried and his wife opened a dental practice in 1984 and helped prepare other interfaith couples for marriage through the St. Athanasius church.
Daniel Stein z
Daniel Stein z"l (71)
Daniel Avrom ben Baruch
“He was a fun guy, he had a dry sense of humor and everybody loved him.”
David Rosenthal z
David Rosenthal z"l (54)
Dovid Ben Eliezer
Inseparable brothers…extraordinary men who were respected members of ACHIEVA’s community.
Cecil Rosenthal z
Cecil Rosenthal z"l (59)
Chaim Ben Eliezer
Inseparable brothers…extraordinary men who were respected members of ACHIEVA’s community.