Brothers killed in synagogue shootings to be honored posthumously by ACHIEVA

PITTSBURGH — Cecil and David Rosenthal will be honored posthumously with an award bearing their name Tuesday night by ACHIEVA during their Awards of Excellence ceremony.

ACHIEVA is an organization that works with and on behalf of people with disabilities. The Rosenthal brothers were among 11 people killed in the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill in October.

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The Cecil and David Rosenthal Community Award will be accepted by their sisters Diane and Michelle Rosenthal on behalf of the Rosenthal family. The Rosenthal brothers were longtime recipients of ACHIEVA services.

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In the future, the award will be given to a person with an intellectual or developmental disability who has embraced being a part of their community and in return, their community has embraced them.

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ACHIEVA will also create the Cecil and David Rosenthal Memorial Fund. All donations received in memory of the brothers will be used to support community activities pursued by people with intellectual disabilities. Future recipients of the award will be given $1,000.

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The ACHIEVA Awards of Excellence ceremony will be held Tuesday night.

Channel 11's Amy Marcinkiewicz will emcee the awards.

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