A GoFundMe account set up for the Pittsburgh Jewish congregation terrorized by Saturday’s mass shooting has raised more than $400,000 in just a day.…
A GoFundMe account set up for the Pittsburgh Jewish congregation terrorized by Saturday’s mass shooting has raised more than $400,000 in just a day.
The fundraiser was organized by Shay Khatiri, an Iranian immigrant who says he was inspired to help the Tree of Life congregation when he saw how devastated his Jewish friend was over the massacre of 11 people during Saturday services.
“She told me what happened, and she was just broken,” the 29-year-old graduate told CNN . “Seeing how upset she was, I wanted to donate to the congregation.
“I thought to myself, I could donate $18 or $36 — something like that. But that wouldn’t make a huge impact,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team announced it was donating $25,000 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and $25,000 to the city’s Department of Public Safety in the aftermath of the shooting. They’ll also be holding a blood drive this week.
