1. SAGE Lecture Spark
[10/30/18]
The Publisher of the Social Sciences

2. Synagogue Shooting Shatters Sense of Safety
“The synagogue [was] the scene of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.”
11 were killed in the shooting in Pittsburgh, which targeted local the local Jewish population.

3. President Trump to Visit Pittsburgh after Deadly Synagogue Shooting
“President Trump will visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday to show support for victims of the city's deadly synagogue shooting.”
“A White House spokeswoman dismissed suggestions that Trump's rhetoric has contributed to a hostile climate in the country.”

4. Growing Anti-Semitism Stuns American Jews
“Until recent years, many Jews in America believed that the worst of anti-Semitism was over there, in Europe, a vestige of the old country.”
The climate in the U.S. towards Jewish people has become increasingly hostile since the election of Donald Trump—while in Europe, attacks on Jews are also on the rise.

5. U.S. Muslim Groups Raise More than $110,000 for Synagogue Attack Victims
“A Muslim group in the US has raised more than $110,000 for those affected by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.” (At the time of writing this PowerPoint: $130,000).
“‘We wish to respond to evil with good, as our faith instructs us and send a powerful message of compassion through action,’ the groups said.”

6. Key Concepts
Religious Violence and Mass Media:
In covering socio-cultural topics, media sources can harness the power of writing in exposé form—using investigative journalism to discuss events in the context of broader issues.
In this way, mass media has the ability to “do good”—to make news-consuming audiences aware of ongoing problems in society, and even how they might band together and effect change.

7. Assessment
Writing: President Trump has denounced antisemitism and denied that his rhetoric has encouraged hostility. From what you know of Trump’s past rhetoric, statements, and actions, do you believe he has encouraged violence against people of different races, religions, genders, or nationalities?
Debate: Do we live in an environment of increasing hostility towards others and their differences?
Poll: In Trump’s press conference, how well did he address the synagogue attack?
Very Well, Well, Acceptably, Poorly, Very Poorly.
Short Answer: Have you seen religious prejudice in your own life? If so, how did that manifest?
Current Events Quiz
The Pittsburgh synagogue attack was the deadliest attack on Jews in ___.
A White House spokesperson for Trump dismissed that Trump’s rhetoric___.
Beyond the U.S., attacks on Jewish people are on the rise in ___ as well.
U.S. Muslim groups have responded by ____.
The Muslim groups wish to send a message of “___.”
Answers
U.S. history
Has contributed to a hostile climate in the U.S.
Europe
4. Raising money for victims of the attack.
5. Compassion through action.

8.
President Trump addressed the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue while speaking at the 91st Annual Future Farmers of America Convention. At least 8 died in the shooting Saturday morning where Sabbath services were taking place. Trump said, “Our minds cannot comprehend the cruel hate…we are praying for the families of the victims.”

9.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Violent antisemitism and hatred did not end with the Holocaust and are on the rise. Using examples from Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, this film explains how antisemitic violence and Holocaust denial are a threat to liberal society.