• Heinz History Center to collect artifacts, documents from Tree of Life tragedy,

The Senator John Heinz History Center has launched a collecting initiative in response to the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, which killed 11 people and wounded six people, including four police officers.

The Strip District center aims to document the worldwide response to the tragedy by collecting digital images, social media posts, video recordings and typed recollections as well as physical objects such as programs, signs, transcripts of speeches and commemorative objects.

“This terrible event promises to be a deeply consequential moment in American Jewish history,” said Eric Lidji, director of the center’s Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives. “We must make sure that we document the global response to the fullest extent, so that future generations will be able to analyze what happened here and hopefully understand what it meant.”

To contribute, please visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org/collections and click on the Tree of Life Tragedy tab or send an email to: RJArchives@heinzhistorycenter.org for more information.

This weekend, the history center is opening a community response wall in its first floor Great Hall. Visitors can leave their thoughts, condolences and messages of support for the community. No admission is required for visiting the community response wall.

On Sunday, the history center starts a series of Caring for Community tours to show the Jewish community’s long-standing tradition of caring for others. The tours will focus on two current exhibitions — “Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation” and the Special Collections Gallery. Tours are free but pre-registration is encouraged due to limited space. Tours are at 1 p.m. Sunday, 6 p.m. Monday and 6 p.m. Thursday.

Regular museum admission fee will be charged on Sunday for visitors who wish to see other history center exhibitions.

Pre-registration is only online via these links:

Sunday: https:// www.heinzhistorycenter.

Monday: https:// www.heinzhistorycenter.

Thursday: https:// www.heinzhistorycenter.