Remembering the lives lost to senseless violence

back in 2018 i created this panel (x2) as a way to process, & pay homage to those 11 dear souls lost in the tree of life *or l'simcha mass shooting that october in squirrel hill, pittsburgh's traditionally jewish neighborhood. according to @democracynow , there have been some 270 mass shootings in the united states since the beginning of 2022. when will there be legislation passed to ban military-style assault weapons? when will the gunning down of jews, black people, children and so many others be stopped? when will our communities be safe? i mourn those 11 lives lost, the 23 lost in buffalo, the 21 in uvalde, and countless other lives lost due to senseless violence. may there memories forever be for blessing.
last week i donated this panel to the memorial @treeoflifepgh is planning to build. the memorial will honor those 11 souls, those lost in the holocaust and others who lost their lives to other atrocities. the congregation also plans to make the temple's location on wilkins avenue into a museum and historic site that will tell the tragedy that took place on october 27th and also the history of antisemitism, specifically of the american kind, while helping visitors to recognize antisemitism and how act in defiance against it. it's about remembering, but it is also about taking action. you can learn more at rememberrebuoldrrnew.org, and i will also try to update here
shalom 🙏