'The Pitt' References A Real-Life Tragedy In Season 2

‘The Pitt’ tackled the trauma of the Tree of Life attack. Here's how survivors of the synagogue shooting reacted to the episode.

On HBO Max’s ‘The Pitt,’ a Tree of Life survivor’s trauma emerges quietly, reflecting how Jewish communities live with memory after violence.

‘The Pitt’ Star Noah Wyle and Producers on Honoring Muslim Community After Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Attack: ‘The Most Underreported Aspect of the Story’

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “9:00 a.m.,” Episode 3, Season 2 of “The Pitt,” now streaming on HBO Max. When storyline conversations began for Season 2 of “The Pitt,” star and executive producer Noah Wyle and executive producers R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells knew they wanted to honor the Jewish and Muslim […]

'The Pitt' Season 2, Episode 3 Honors the Tree of Life Synagogue Victims

This week's tribute to Pittsburgh's deadliest shooting is nothing short of remarkable.

'The Pitt' References A Real-Life Tragedy In Season 2

Warrick Page/HBO MaxThe Pitt has been lauded for its medical accuracy and unvarnished depiction of current social issues. And in Season 2, the HBO Max medical drama makes its connection to the real world even clearer — weaving a 2018 tragedy into a patient’s storyline.In the Jan. 22 episode, Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) and nurse Perlah Alawi (Amielynn Abellera) treat a patient named Yana Kovalenko (Irina Dubova). After hearing Fourth of July firecrack…

'The Pitt' Highlights Jewish-Muslim Solidarity and the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting

It felt like only a matter a time before “The Pitt” tackled the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. Somehow, it’s been over seven years since an antisemitic gunman murderered 11 Shabbat worshippers at Or L’Simcha congregation and wounded six others. But “The Pitt” is set in a Pittsburgh hospital, starring a Jewish actor as a Jewish emergency medicine doctor. It would be unrealistic for the Tree of Life shooting to not have had a personal and profes…

The Pitt Season 2 Tribute to 2018 Tree of Life Attack Explained

Photo Credit: HBO Max With the mention of the unfortunate Tree of Life Synagogue attack in The Pitt Season 2 Episode 3, turning many heads, Noah Wyle has come out to explain why the team decided to give a tribute to the tragedy that shook Pittsburgh in 2018. In a recent discussion, he recalled how several communities came together to help victims in the aftermath of the said attack and emphasized the importance of showcasing their sacrifice in a…