SV students discuss effects of antisemitism after film
JACKSON TWP — Walking into the auditorium of Seneca Valley Intermediate High School was an emotional experience for Lauren Mallinger, who’s mother-in-law died in the 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting.
“I started breaking up as soon as I got in here,” she said.
On Friday, the Mallinger family was able to talk to sophomore students about the effects of antisemitism following a viewing of the film “Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life.”
The film features the Mallinger family and others in the Squirrel Hill community and depicts how families came together in the aftermath of the shooting.
In the attack, 11 worshipers were killed at the synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
According to Michele Russo, an English teacher at the school, the film fits well with existing school curriculum.
