PRINTER'S NO. 603
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
82
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, FONTANA, STREET, BREWSTER, L. WILLIAMS,
DINNIMAN, SCHWANK, K. WARD, LEACH, COLLETT, BLAKE, PHILLIPS-
HILL, HUGHES, SCARNATI, FOLMER, SANTARSIERO, BARTOLOTTA,
BROWNE, MUTH, YUDICHAK, BOSCOLA, A. WILLIAMS, VOGEL, FARNESE,
SABATINA, TARTAGLIONE, HAYWOOD, BAKER, KEARNEY AND CORMAN,
APRIL 10, 2019
INTRODUCED, APRIL 10, 2019
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Designating April 10, 2019, as "Stronger Than Hate Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On October 27, 2018, tragedy struck Pittsburgh's
Squirrel Hill neighborhood, which is home to a vibrant, diverse
and loving Jewish community; and
WHEREAS, Several different Jewish houses of worship,
including Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Reform
have long been a part of the fabric of that community; and
WHEREAS, The Tree of Life synagogue building is home to three
congregations, Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha, New Light and Dor
Hadash, each with its own distinct voice and faithful community
of thinkers and worshipers; and
WHEREAS, The coexistence of disparate congregations in the
Tree of Life building offered a spiritual place for a diverse
population of Jews living in Squirrel Hill and Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, With the exception of New York City, Pittsburgh is
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