Cecil Howard Rosenthal was 59 when he was killed on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the attack at the Tree of Life Or L’Simcha Congregation. Described as warm and loving, he was a well-known member of the synagogue and was attending services with family when the shooting occurred. His brother David Rosenthal also died in the same attack.

The shooter has been identified as Robert Bowers, who carried out the attack that killed 11 people at the synagogue. Reports state Bowers had posted anti-Semitic comments online and was taken into custody at the scene. Cecil’s death helped focus national attention on gun violence and hate-motivated attacks against religious communities.

If anyone attended services that day or knew Cecil and his family, any recollections could help preserve his memory and the account of what happened.