The Glue, with Eric Fingerhut

How Pittsburgh confronted trauma after the Tree of Life shooting

Episode Summary

As the trial of the Tree of Life synagogue shooter is set to begin in Pittsburgh, we sit down with Jeff Finkelstein, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, and Maggie Feinstein, director of the 10.27 Healing Partnership, to learn how the community has held together in the face of horrific trauma.

Episode Notes

It's been nearly five years since the deadliest antisemitc attack in US history, the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh. As the trial of the shooter is set to begin, we sit down with Jeff Finkelstein, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, and Maggie Feinstein, director of the 10.27 Healing Partnership, to learn how the community has held together in the face of a horrific trauma, ask whether increased security presence is more comforting or unsettling, and delve into how communities can make themselves more resilient.  

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Executive Produced by Niv Elis .

Produced by Mary Rose Madden, maryrosemadden.journoportfolio.com.