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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and<br />
Swampscott native David M. Shribman speaks<br />
about his coverage of the 2018 Tree of Life<br />
synagogue shooting during North Shore<br />
Community College’s 49th Forum on Tolerance.<br />
PHOTO | NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE<br />
PULITZER-WINNING EDITOR<br />
REFLECTS ON COVERAGE OF<br />
SYNAGOGUE<br />
SHOOTING<br />
BY ANTHONY CAMMALLERI<br />
MAGAZINE STAFF<br />
Almost five years after the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s<br />
coverage of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting<br />
earned the publication a Pulitzer Prize in 2019, retired<br />
Post-Gazette Executive Editor David M. Shribman,<br />
who was raised in Swampscott, reflected on covering<br />
the tragedy, the city’s union over shared grief, and the<br />
ongoing fight against antisemitism in the U.S.<br />
On Oct. 27, 2018, Robert Bowers opened fire in<br />
the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel<br />
Hill neighborhood, killing 11 and wounding six in<br />
the deadliest attack on any Jewish community in the
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