Seton Hill University and its National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education offer our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the victims of the mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue. Seton Hill will hold a memorial service for the victims on Tuesday, October 30 at 12:45 pm.

Recently antisemitism and bigotry have been on a steady rise in the United States. The escalation of hateful rhetoric needs to be addressed and condemned in the strongest terms possible in order to avoid such tragedies in the future.