U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped into the vestibule of a Pittsburgh synagogue today (October 30, 2018) to light candles for 11 Jews slain in the worst instance of anti-Semitic violence in American history, according to the Times of Israel website.
Outside the Tree of Life synagogue, the Trumps placed stones for each victim, a Jewish burial tradition, and placed small white roses just steps from where a gunman opened fire during Sabbath services last Saturday and further shook a nation reeling from jarring expressions of political violence and hate.
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who was conducting services when the shooter opened fire, accompanied the Trumps and spoke at each stop, explaining and gesturing at the stars that make up the makeshift memorial.
Many Pittsburgh Jews did not want Trump to attend the memorial services, because they believe that he is a "nationalist" extremist, similar to the German Nazis during World War II that killed some six million Jews.
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