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Can a Tree of Life memorial ‘end antisemitism in our lifetime’? Its new CEO hopes so.

Summarizing Andrew Lapin in Forward · Published Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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JL;DR SUMMARY The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh has appointed Carole Zawatsky as its first CEO to lead its ambitious project of transforming the site of the tragic 2018 shooting into a memorial, museum, and education center. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish Education  Jewish Community  Memorial  Museum  Resilience  Pittsburgh  Carole Zawatsky  Tree Of Life Shooting  Daniel Libeskind 

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"The foundation overseeing the rebuilding plans for the site of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh has selected its first director, and her aims are nothing less than the total end of antisemitism."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Zawatsky herself worked at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., when it first opened, creating public education programs that toured the country."
Washington DC, United States
"She is new to Pittsburgh, but notes that antisemitic attacks have a way of bringing geographically disparate Jewish communities together: When I was the CEO of the Edlavitch DC JCC and JCCs were getting bomb threats, I never thought, Thats not me, that was Delaware, that was New Jersey."
San Francisco, California, United States
"Zawatskys other roles with Jewish institutions have included nine years as CEO of the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center in Washington, D.C., as well as stints with the JCC of San Francisco; the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland; the Jewish Museum in New York; and, for much of the past year, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"Zawatskys other roles with Jewish institutions have included nine years as CEO of the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center in Washington, D.C., as well as stints with the JCC of San Francisco; the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland; the Jewish Museum in New York; and, for much of the past year, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia."
New York, United States
"Zawatskys other roles with Jewish institutions have included nine years as CEO of the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center in Washington, D.C., as well as stints with the JCC of San Francisco; the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland; the Jewish Museum in New York; and, for much of the past year, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"Zawatskys other roles with Jewish institutions have included nine years as CEO of the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center in Washington, D.C., as well as stints with the JCC of San Francisco; the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland; the Jewish Museum in New York; and, for much of the past year, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia."
Delaware, United States
"She is new to Pittsburgh, but notes that antisemitic attacks have a way of bringing geographically disparate Jewish communities together: When I was the CEO of the Edlavitch DC JCC and JCCs were getting bomb threats, I never thought, Thats not me, that was Delaware, that was New Jersey."
New Jersey, United States
"She is new to Pittsburgh, but notes that antisemitic attacks have a way of bringing geographically disparate Jewish communities together: When I was the CEO of the Edlavitch DC JCC and JCCs were getting bomb threats, I never thought, Thats not me, that was Delaware, that was New Jersey."

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