This October marks six years since the horrific attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Join the Cohen Center for a special screening of a documentary film about this attack and its aftermath on the evening of October 24. We will also be hosting a panel discussion with two survivors of the attack on Friday, October 25.

About the Film: On Saturday, October 27th, 2018, a white supremacist, further radicalized by the political climate at the time, walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue with four semi-automatic assault weapons, shouting “all Jews must die.” He murdered eleven congregants, ranging in age from 54 to 97, as they prayed. A TREE OF LIFE: THE PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING creates a deeply personal, trauma-informed portrait of the survivors, victims, and victims' family members of the Pittsburgh Synagogue attack, and brings into sharp focus the hate-based crisis that threatens our collective safety and the very social fabric of our society.

This event is hosted by the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College. It is free and open to all; however, registration is required as seating is limited at the screening. Registration is available here: https://giving.keene.edu/2025-treeoflife-film/