<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: An American Massacre
A gunman killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. In the aftermath, a prayer for the victims, a look at America’s environments of hate, calls to action, and more
Editor’s note: On Saturday, a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during its morning services, killing 11 people—many of them elderly worshipers—and wounding several others. The suspect, a 46-year-old white male charged with 29 federal counts, including hate crimes, had reportedly shouted “All Jews must die” before the shooting, and had left a trail of anti-semitic rage online.
We’re sending you this extraat a moment when fear and confusion can weigh heavily in conversations around gun violence, anti-religious hate crimes, and political action—or inaction.
