2018年10月27日，枪手闯入匹兹堡生命之树犹太教堂，造成11名信徒丧生，这是美国历史上最严重的反犹太人攻击事件 [1]。八年后的今天，领导该教堂度过悲痛与复原过程的拉比杰弗里·迈尔斯（Rabbi Jeffrey Myers）宣布退休 [1]。
迈尔斯现年70岁，上任仅一年多就经历了这场灾难 [1]。在担任教堂精神领袖的八年间，他见证了凶手在2023年春天被定罪并判处死刑 [1]。他还推动了纪念项目的推进——一座新建筑计划在2028年开放，将包含对11名受害者的纪念 [1]。
在迈尔斯的带领下，教堂逐步重振，约50个犹太家庭最近加入该教堂，其中许多携带年幼子女 [1]。迈尔斯计划返回新泽西州，与女儿和孙女团聚 [1]。
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers is retiring this month from his role leading Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, where he has served as spiritual leader for eight years following the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history [1].
On October 27, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside the synagogue, killing 11 worshippers [1]. Myers, now 70 years old, had assumed his position less than a year before the massacre [1]. In the years since, he has guided the congregation through both grief and recovery, witnessing the shooter's conviction and death sentence in spring 2023 [1].
Under Myers' leadership, the congregation has moved forward with plans for a new building slated to open in 2028, which will include a memorial to the 11 victims [1]. The community has also grown, with approximately 50 Jewish families joining the synagogue recently, many with young children [1].
Following his retirement, Myers plans to return to New Jersey to spend time with his daughter and grandchildren [1].