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A review by esburns18
Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood by Mark Oppenheimer
3.0
"Squirrel Hill" was a decent book. I thought that it would focus more on the growing tides of anti-Semitism in America, rather than the Squirrel Hill neighborhood itself. Still, Oppenheimer did a great job documenting the community's response. Many books about incidents of violence tend to focus on the crime, but Oppenheimer focused on what happened after the shooting to Squirrel Hill Jews and the greater Pittsburgh area.
This book might be a little bit boring, however, for people who don't have a direct interest in the Squirrel Hill community itself. There were a few segments where the book seemed to move by languidly, making it hard to read even a chapter in one sitting.
Regardless, anyone interested in Jewish communities and anti-Semitism should read "Squirrel Hill".
This book might be a little bit boring, however, for people who don't have a direct interest in the Squirrel Hill community itself. There were a few segments where the book seemed to move by languidly, making it hard to read even a chapter in one sitting.
Regardless, anyone interested in Jewish communities and anti-Semitism should read "Squirrel Hill".