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Joyce Fienberg, 75, was a Toronto native, who once worked as a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh’s Learning Research and Development Center. Her husband, Stephen, who died in 2016, was also an academic, serving as professor emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University. (Courtesy of the Fienberg family)

Richard Gottfried, 65, was a dentist, active in the New Light Congregation. Just before his death, he and his wife, Margaret Durachko, had celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary. (Courtesy of New Light Congregation)

Rose Mallinger, 97, was a retired school secretary. She had two children and three grandchildren. Her daugher, Andrea Wedner, was injured in the attack and survived. (Courtesy of the Mallinger family)

Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, was a physician, noted for the grace with which he treated his patients in the early days of the AIDS crisis. He was involved in the Reconstructionist congregation, Dor Hadash, that met in the building, at one time serving as its president. (Photo by Henry + Mac photography)

Cecil Rosenthal, 59, and David Rosenthal, 54, lived in a community home run by ACHIEVA, which provides residential and employment services for adults with intellectual disabilities. The brothers were known to many in the Jewish community for their cheerful greetings as people entered synagogue. (Courtesy of Rosenthal family)

Bernice Simon, 84, and Sylvan Simon, 86, were married at the Tree of Life Congregation in 1956. Sylvan Simon was a retired accountant, and Bernice Simon was a former nurse. (Courtesy of the Stein family)

Daniel Stein, 71, had recently become a grandfather for the first time. He once served as president of the New Light Congregation. (Courtesy of the Stein family)
On Oct. 27, 2018, everything changed for the American Jewish community. Even as we must move forward, we can never forget those who lost their lives so senselessly.
jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740