PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A unique and invigorating event was held on Wednesday for those who lost loved ones in the Tree of Life shooting and first responders running to the scene.
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Artists from Israel, who are trained to tattoo to help people recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, have come to the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill to work with local artists. methods and share their techniques.
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Family members of the victim were present to join, along with police and SWAT team members who responded to the shooting.
Craig Dershowitz is the president of Healing Ink, and he says his organization has been tattooing survivors of mass violence for six years.
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Dershowitz says going to Pittsburgh for tattoo therapy is important because the Tree of Life massacre shows what happens when hate and anti-Semitism go unchecked.
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