The Rosenthal brothers' wooden coffins sat at the front of the temple as their family remembered the social, thoughtful men who were deeply involved in their congregation.
Following the shooting that left 11 dead in Pittsburgh on Saturday, we look back at a 1790 letter from President George Washington to a Jewish Community in Rhode Island.
Cecil and David Rosenthal could be counted on every Saturday at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Chris Schopf speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the two brothers, who were among those killed in Pittsburgh.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Emory University religion Professor Deborah Lipstadt about the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and the broader rise in anti-Semitism.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tarek El-Messidi, one of the main organizers of the fundraiser "Muslims Unite for Pittsburgh Synagogue," which fundraised $60,000 in 24 hours.
The 11 people who were killed on Saturday ranged in age from 54 to 97. Two of them were brothers, and two were a married couple. Here are some of their stories.
Following a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with George Selim of the Anti-Defamation League about the rise of anti-Semitic incidents and speech.
The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh has left the Jewish community reeling. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Rabbi Chuck Diamond about the impact.