Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on protest chants, songs, and signage during President Trump's visit to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after the Tree Of Life synagogue massacre October 27, 2018.
Part II showcases some videos of those protests.
Update: October 31, 2018: Part II also has information about some of the Jewish songs that are sung in some of those featured videos of this protest.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/10/article-excerpts-of-protest-chants.html for Part I of this series. Part I features excerpts from some online articles that include examples of chants and signage from those protests.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and political purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
My condolences to the families and friends of all those who lost their lives in that massacre and my best wishes those who were injured in that massacre. Thanks to all the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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This series is part of pancocojams series on protest chants. Click that "protest chant" tag for other pancocojams posts in this series. Also, use the pancocojams internal search engine or other search engines for pancocojams posts on African American protest chants.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Pancocojams Editor's Note:
"Squirrel Hill", a mostly Jewish affluent neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the site of the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue (October 27, 2018). Eleven people lost their lives in that massacre and four people were injured.
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The only song in these videos that I'm familiar with is Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land". If you know the titles of the other songs that are sung in some of these videos, please add that information in the comment section below. Thanks!
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UPDATE: October 31, 2018: Here's an excerpt from an article that mentions the names of two songs:
From https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-pittsburgh-protest-mourning_us_5bd92a8de4b019a7ab5841c5 Trump’s Visit To Pittsburgh — A City That Didn’t Want Him
Thousands in Pittsburgh took to the streets to mourn and to protest a president they say is complicit in the massacre of 11 worshippers at Tree of Life synagogue. By Christopher Mathias, October 31, 2018
..."They sang songs ― “Olam Chesed Yibaneh” and “Ozi V’Zimrat Yah” — and held one another, often crying onto others’ shoulders. They recited the mourner’s kaddish. At the end, a man and a woman blew three times into shofars — ram’s horn trumpets used in Jewish ceremonies — which this time, they said, signified their promise to fight white supremacy."....
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Here's some additional information about and videos of Jewish songs & signage from that Pittsburgh protest: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/31/1808706/-Great-Twitter-Thread-on-The-Trump-Protest-in-Pittsburgh-Yesterday Great Twitter Thread on The Trump Protest in Pittsburgh Yesterday." By durrati, Wednesday October 31, 2018
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Protestors are now singing “Ozi v’Zimrat Yah vayahi li lishuah” - “My strength balanced with the song of God will be my salvation” "
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The protestors are singing the Mi Sheiberach, the Jewish prayer of healing, with their arms wrapped around each other."
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Someone is carrying this sign. “Tikkun Olam” is the Jewish concept of repairing the world. pic.twitter.com/kFESbQNIuH
3:38 PM - Oct 30, 2018
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“Olam chesed yibanei,” the protestors are singing. “We will build this world with love.”
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These excerpts are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
Video #1: Thousands Gather In Squirrel Hill To Protest Trump's Visit
CBS Pittsburgh, Published on Oct 30, 2018
Thousands of people gathered in Squirrel Hill for two different protests in opposition to President Donald Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh following the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue; KDKA's Lynne Hayes-Freeland reports.
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This video includes s English captions [words on screen].
Click https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/10/30/squirrel-hill-protests-president-trump-tree-of-life-synagogue/ for an article entitled "Thousands Gather In Squirrel Hill For Protest, Turn Backs On President Trump’s Motorcade". That article includes the information that is given in these two videos.
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Video #2: Pittsburghers Protest President Trump's Visit
CBS Pittsburgh, Published on Oct 30, 2018
Protesters have gathered in Squirrel Hill to demonstrate over the First Family's visit to Pittsburgh following the Tree of Life Synagogue shootings; KDKA's Lynne Hayes-Freeland reports.
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This video includes s English captions [words on screen].
KDKA-TV (channel 2), is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
This article provides the same or similar wording as that found in the videos given as #1 and #2 in this post: https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/10/30/squirrel-hill-protests-president-trump-tree-of-life-synagogue/
Thousands Gather In Squirrel Hill For Protest, Turn Backs On President Trump’s Motorcade
October 30, 2018 at 4:56 pm
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Video #3: More than 1,000 protesters gather to protest Trump in Pittsburgh
AFP news agency, Published on Oct 30, 2018
More than 1,000 protesters gather near the Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 people were gunned down at the weekend in an anti-Semitic attack to make it clear that US President Donald Trump was unwelcome. IMAGES
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Video #4: Trump family visits Pittsburgh, met with dozens protesters
USA TODAY. Published on Oct 30, 2018
Overwhelming sorrow and an uneasy political controversy enveloped the city Tuesday as residents buried their dead and President Donald Trump was greeted by hundreds of protesters near the site of Saturday's massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
Demonstrators cried “Leave Pittsburgh, leave Pennsylvania” and hoisted signs that read "Words Matter" close to where the president and first lady Melania Trump placed white roses and stones from the White House on a memorial to the victims of the rampage. The president would later visit victims at a hospital.
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Excerpt #5: Activists protest Trump synagogue visit
Associated Press, Published on Oct 30, 2018
(30 Oct 2018) President Donald Trump has been greeted by some protests as he visits Pittsburgh to pay respects to the 11 people killed by a gunman Saturday during services at a local synagogue. (Oct. 30)
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