Pittsburgh's mayor travels to Israel for conference, honors Tree of Life victims

JERUSALEM — Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is in Israel for a conference, as well as to honor the victims of the deadly mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue last year.

The 33rd annual International Mayor’s Conference is a global meeting of government, technology and energy leaders that studies leading examples of sustainable development, according to a news release.

Organizers paid all costs for travel and no city taxpayer dollars were used.

The mayor also visited the 9/11 Memorial in Jerusalem, where a second memorial has been created for the 11 people killed Oct. 27 in Squirrel Hill.

It was the deadliest act of anti-Semitism in U.S. history. According to a tweet, Peduto planted an olive tree in their memory.

Peduto returns to the United States on Friday.

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