I have spent the last year hating hate.[[link removed]]

Dear John,

I have spent the last year hating hate. One year ago today 11 people were murdered while praying in the three
congregations then housed in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue, including
Dor Hadash, a HIAS partner congregation that had celebrated a refugee Shabbat
with HIAS just days earlier. This was the deadliest attack on the Jewish
community in the history of the United States. The shocking connection between
HIAS and the shooting was made by the white supremacist murderer who said he
wanted to murder Jews because HIAS had been bringing “invaders to kill (his)
people.” Hate speech and the violence that it brings is why our hearts are still broken
today. We remember the Pittsburgh shooting with great pain and sorrow and we
hope the memories of those who were killed will be for a blessing, yihiyu zichronam l’vracha . Read my reflection on the one-year commemoration of the Pittsburgh shooting on
the HIAS blog. [[link removed]] What happened a year ago was a wake-up call. We must stand with all refugees
today, but we must stand against hate in every form for every day forward.
Because we must wake up to a better world. Thank you for standing with us and with our Pittsburgh partners in welcome:
Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh, Congregation Dor Hadash, and
Temple Sinai.Mark Hetfield
President and CEO


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