The Penguins held a ceremony Tuesday to honor the victims of Saturday’s synagogue shooting in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill.
The team held an 11-second moment of silence prior to a game against the New York Islanders in memory of the 11 lives lost in the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. Penguins players wore a special “Stronger than Hate” patch, which incorporated the team logo and Star of David, and the Islanders wore a similar decal on their helmets.
A black and white silhouette of the city with the words “Stronger than Hate” flashed on the scoreboard during the pregame ceremony, while a video tribute played prior to faceoff. A ceremonial puck drop featured Pittsburgh police Chief Scott Schubert along with Anthony Burke and Mike Smigda, officers wounded in the attack.
The Penguins’ jerseys were signed and will be auctioned in an effort to raise money and support victims and families of the shooting. The team also held a blood drive and donated to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and a fund established by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Safety to benefit police officers wounded in the attack.
The @penguins held a moment of silence prior to Tuesday's game to honor the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/gJZyyrtVvW
— Stadium (@WatchStadium) October 30, 2018
11 seconds of silence for 11 lives lost.
⁰Joyce Fienberg
Richard Gottfried
Rose Mallinger
Jerry Rabinowitz
Cecil Rosenthal
David Rosenthal
Bernice Simon
Sylvan Simon
Daniel Stein
Melvin Wax
Irving Younger pic.twitter.com/H3BkI9CvBC— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 30, 2018
#StrongerThanHate pic.twitter.com/rgm5NCP6U0
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 30, 2018
We're honored to have Officer Mike Smidga, Chief Scott Schuber, and Officer Anthony Burke join us for tonight's ceremonial puck drop.
Thank you. pic.twitter.com/Rxlv8EBCxy
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 30, 2018
Hatred and discrimination have no place in Pittsburgh or anywhere else.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will wear #StrongerThanHate patches on their jerseys for tonight's game.
More information: https://t.co/HnZsm60Xt5
Help any way you can: https://t.co/43KzCgQxIA pic.twitter.com/TBEjycx7yq— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 30, 2018
(AP)
2 Responses
why are the new fangled israeli colors and symbols representing the jewish people?
seems someone has a bigger hatred for jews than the gunman.