David Bruce Rosenthal, 54, was a devoted member of the Tree of Life congregation in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood and lived with his older brother Cecil in a home managed by ACHIEVA. Both brothers had Fragile X syndrome, were well known to congregants as affectionate fixtures at Saturday services, and David worked for Goodwill Industries. On the morning of Saturday, October 27, 2018, during Shabbat services, a gunman entered the synagogue armed with an AR-15 rifle and handguns and began shooting worshippers. As people tried to escape, David and another congregant encountered the shooter on a stairway and were fatally shot. David was one of eleven people murdered that day.

The suspect was arrested at the scene and charged in federal court with numerous counts, including hate crimes resulting in death. The case drew extensive testimony from survivors and family members. Does anyone who knew David or the Rosenthal family have memories of him at Tree of Life or information that could add to the record of his life?