Honouring Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims - UN Chief

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for solidarity against anti-Semitism during an inter-faith tribute in New York’s historic Park East Synagogue, to honour victims of the mass-shooting in Pittsburgh.
Calling for solidarity against anti-Semitism, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, addressed an inter-faith tribute today in New York’s historic Park East Synagogue, to honour victims of the mass-shooting in Pittsburgh Saturday (27 Oct).
Citing other forms of anti-religious hatred being witnessed today – including against Muslims and Christians worldwide – the UN chief noted that anti-Semitism is the “oldest and more permanent form of hatred” to have endured “in the history of humankind.”
Calling for a “strong investment in the social cohesion of societies”, Guterres stressed the responsibility of leaders of international organizations, political parties, religions and civil-society organizations, to “address the root causes that are undermining” this cohesion and “creating conditions for these forms of hatred to become more and more frequent, and more negative in the way they are expressed.”
The UN chief reiterated “we have to condemn, we have to speak up, we have to be very firm in denouncing horrendous act like the one in Pittsburgh, but we need to assume our responsibilities as leaders to prevent these things to happen and to address the root causes that help them to develop.”
More than 200 people gathered at the historic synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, including local leaders of different faiths and denominations, who joined diplomats and others to call on all communities to stand “united against hate”.
The remembrance opened with a rendition of the song “Ose Shalom” – which means “make peace” in Hebrew – by the Park East Day School children’s choir.
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