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A Father’s Prayer: When the Tree of Life Synagogue Came Under Attack

A Father’s Prayer: When the Tree of Life Synagogue Came Under Attack

Update: 2025-11-18
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On this episode of Our American Stories, on the morning of October 27, 2018, a quiet neighborhood in Pittsburgh turned into the scene of one of the deadliest attacks on a Jewish congregation in American history. Paul Kengor was driving with his wife when a text from their daughter appeared on his phone. She was hiding in a van just across the street from the Tree of Life Synagogue, where gunfire had erupted.

What followed was an hour of panic and helpless waiting as they tried to reach her. Eleven worshippers were killed, and dozens of lives were forever changed. Paul shares how faith and fear collided that day when his family came within moments of tragedy.

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A Father’s Prayer: When the Tree of Life Synagogue Came Under Attack

A Father’s Prayer: When the Tree of Life Synagogue Came Under Attack

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