HeyJaredOctober 27th
October 27th is a podcast that tells the story of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting through the voices of the local community.
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- Aug 26, 2026
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Rabbi Markiz (opens the original)
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Rabbi Jeremy Markiz was a rabbi at Beth Shalom, a Conservative synagogue in Pittsburgh, at the time of the synagogue shooting. In this episode, Rabbi Markiz narrates his family’s immigrant journey to America and his passion for Judaism as a boy, which led to his pursuit of the rabbinate. Rabbi Markiz’s wedding was the day after the shooting, and just three days later he returned to a synagogue community in crisis. He reflects on moments of joy and sorrow as he tried to simultaneously celebrate h
Wasi (opens the original)
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Wasi Mohamed was the director of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh at the time of the synagogue shooting. In this episode, Wasi reflects on his early years growing up Muslim in Harrisburg, PA and his college years at the University of Pittsburgh. In his role as the director of the Islamic Center—his first job out out of college—he actively and vocally expressed the Muslim community’s solidarity with the Jewish community after the synagogue shooting. For Wasi, it was his pre-existing relationships
Dina (opens the original)
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Dina Rayzberg is a Jewish community member who moved to Pittsburgh in 1997 to raise her family. In this episode, Dina recounts her experiences growing up Jewish in the Soviet Union, where the practice of Judaism was strictly forbidden, and her subsequent migration to the United States, where she became an active member of the Jewish community. Dina’s perspectives on Jewish life, antisemitism, and the synagogue shooting are shaped by the strong repression of Judaism in her childhood and the vibra
Nina (opens the original)
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Nina Butler is a prominent member of the Pittsburgh Jewish community and volunteer with several organizations that responded to the October 27th, 2018 synagogue shooting. In this episode, she traces her early life path: her adoption of observant Judaism, move to Pittsburgh after marriage, and the birth of her children, several of whom have developmental disabilities. Nina’s response to the synagogue shooting was shaped by her personal connection to Cecil and David Rosenthal, her role on the chev
Michelle (opens the original)
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Michelle Kenney is the mother of Antwon Rose II, a 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a policeman on June 19, 2018. In this episode, Michelle recounts her upbringing in a steel town just outside Pittsburgh as the child of an interracial marriage with Black Christian and White Jewish family members. Her experience of the synagogue shooting was deeply shaped by the murder of her son just four months prior. This episode is adapted from an oral history interview conducted by Aliza Becker with Mi
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