Donald and Melania Trump arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Tuesday to mourn the 11 victims of Saturday's Tree of Life synagogue massacre – dodging protesters without the benefit of congressional leaders to diffuse their anger
Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, also made the trip, along with Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner
Both are Orthodox Jews who serve as senior presidential advisers. The Trumps and Dermer went with Rabbi Jeffrey Myers into the vestibule of the synagogue to light candles in the martyrs' memory
Then they laid stones and white flowers at each of the 11 memorial sites outside
Myers said earlier in the day that the interior of the synagogue, still an active crime scene, was too bullet-riddled to be used for worship
Later the president visited UPMC Presbyterian hospital, where the wounded including four police officers are recovering
In the city's Squirrel Hill neighborhood a crowd estimated at 2,000 people gathered to protest against the president's presence
With police trying to clear them from city streets, they marched behind a banner urging the president to 'fully renounce white nationalism
'The larger of two protest marches was organized by a group called IfNotNow Pittsburgh, along with a coalition that included local branches of Democratic Socialists of America and the International Socialist Organization, according to The Forward
'We certainly don't want Trump to feel welcome,' IfNotNow activist Ella Mason told the paper
Her group told the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle in 2017 that its goal was to end the Israeli 'occupation' of Palestinians in the Middle East
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One sign read: 'Radical love: not hate, not guns, not deportation.' Another read: 'Disarm hate
'Large banners addressed immigration, gay rights, the Black Lives Matter movement and, more generically, 'hatred
' Marchers paraded past TV cameras, singing songs including 'This Land is Your Land
'As the presidential motorcade snaked eastward through the city, a few Pittsburghers offered what a pool reporter described as 'the thumbs down, or a middle finger up
' One man shouted: 'We didn't invite you here!' Another held a sign that read 'Trump ♥️ Nazis
' Senate and House members from both sides of the political aisle declined to join the president and first lady, while the mayor questioned the timing of the first couple's visit honoring the 11 victims of Saturday's mass-shooting
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi all declined invitations to join the Trumps inThe lawmakers' decisions to decline the White House's invitation came in the wake of the mayor of Pittsburgh suggesting the Trumps should visit at a different time
In the city itself, hundreds of mourners lined the streets and waited to get into the funerals of three of the victims of the anti-Semitic attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday
David and Cecil Rosenthal, 54, and 59, were laid to rest in a joint ceremony which was attended by the Pittsburgh Steelers
At the same time, Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz was eulogized in a separate ceremony at the Jewish Community Center
The brothers were both killed in the basement kitchen of the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Saturday by gunman Robert Bowers
They lived together in a home nearby and volunteered at the synagogue often. Mayor Bill Peduto told CNN Monday evening that he tried to tell the White House the city's first priority on Tuesday will be the funerals – not the first couple's visit
'I do believe that it would be best to put the attention on the families this week and if he were to visit choose a different time to be able to do it,' Peduto said
'Our focus as a city will be on the families and the outreach they will need this week and the support they'll need to get through it
' Peduto said 'all attention [Tuesday] should be on the victims.' He also pointed to the logistical problems brought on by a presidential visit, which requires heavy security
'We do not have enough public safety officials to provide enough protection at the funerals and to be able at the same time draw attention to a potential presidential visit,' Peduto said Monday
But the president begins a heavy campaign schedule on Wednesday – 11 rallies in six days in the lead up to next Tuesday's election
The synagogue has been closed since the shooting and the funerals will take place through Friday
People in Pittsburgh are divided on the president's visit. To Marianne Novy, President Trump isn't wanted 'unless he really changes his ways
' For David Dvir, politics should take a pause for grief: 'It's our president, and we need to welcome him
'Trump is once again called upon to step into the all-too-frequent role of national consoler after the worst instance of anti-Semitic violence in American history
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The president's visit to the Pittsburgh neighborhood, where Novy and Dvir live, comes as he struggles to balance appeals for national unity with partisan campaign rhetoric just a week before contentious midterm elections
Trump said late Monday he was looking forward to the visit.'Well, I'm just going to pay my respects,' Trump told Fox News Channel's Laura Ingraham
'I'm also going to the hospital to see the officers and some of the people that were so badly hurt
' Trump is traveling to the historic hub of the city's Jewish community as the first funerals are scheduled to be held for the victims, who range in age from 54 to 97
He is expected to meet with first responders and community leaders. The death toll includes a set of brothers, a husband and wife, professors, dentists and a physician
It was not immediately clear whether Trump, who will be joined by first lady Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, would meet with any family members
The White House said the purpose of Trump's visit was to 'express the support of the American people and to grieve with the Pittsburgh community
'Trump's trip is set against the backdrop of national unease over incidents of political violence and hate, and questions about his credibility as unifier
Since his 2016 campaign for the White House, Trump has at times been slow to denounce white nationalists, neo-Nazis and other hate-filled individuals and groups that found common cause with his nationalistic political rhetoric
In Squirrel Hill, Barry Werber, 76, who said he survived the massacre by hiding in a dark storage closet as the gunman rampaged through the building, said he hoped Trump wouldn't visit, noting that the president has embraced the politically fraught label of 'nationalist
' Werber said the Nazis were nationalists.'It's part of his program to instigate his base,' Werber said, and 'bigots are coming out of the woodwork
'Novy, 73, a retired college English professor, said she signed an open letter asking Trump not to come to Pittsburgh
'His language has encouraged hatred and fear of immigrants, which is part of the reason why these people were killed,' she said
Just minutes before the synagogue attack, the shooter apparently took to social media to rage against HIAS, a Jewish organization that resettles refugees under contract with the U
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' He added that it would be 'a shame' if the community protested the president's visit
Asked Monday if Trump has done enough to condemn white nationalism, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the president 'has denounced racism, hatred and bigotry in all forms on a number of occasions
'She added: 'Some individuals – they're grieving, they're hurting. The president wants to be there to show the support of this administration for the Jewish community
The rabbi said that he is welcome as well.'Local and religious leaders were divided on whether Trump should visit
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, a Democrat, told reporters ahead of the announced visit that the White House ought to consult with the families of the victims about their preferences and asked that the president not come during a funeral
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Rabbi who survived synagogue shooting says he'd be 'honored'. Share this article Share more videos 1 2 3 Watch video President Trump visits PA synagogue where 11 people were killed Watch video Three children killed while crossing the street in Indiana Watch video Funerals held for brothers and doctor killed in synagogue attack Watch video Students flee Butler High School hall after seeing a peer with a gun Watch video Second caravan continues journey as they cross into Mexico Watch video Notorious Boston mob boss 'Whitey' Bulger found dead in prison Watch video Super excited Labrador dog charges into giant pile of leaves Watch video UFC fighter Stephan Bonnar is arrested in a DUI crash in Nevada Watch video Police dispatch audio reveals horror of synagogue massacre Watch video Cruz and O'Rourke thank their supporters in tight Senate race Watch video Naked man prowls outside Santa Ana home and peers through windows Watch video Trump says he wants to end 'ridiculous' birthright citizenship 'If the president is looking to come to Pittsburgh, I would ask that he not do so while we are burying the dead,' Peduto said
'Our attention and our focus is going to be on them, and we don't have public safety that we can take away from what is needed in order to do both
'But Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who was conducting Sabbath services at the Tree of Life synagogue when the shooter opened fire, made clear the president would be welcome, telling CNN: 'The president of the United States is always welcome
I am a citizen. He is my president. He is certainly welcome.'Shulamit Bastacky, 77, a Holocaust survivor and neighbor of victim Melvin Wax, expressed hope that fraught political issues and protests would not overshadow the remembrances
'This is not the place to do it,' she said. 'You can do the political part everywhere else
Not at this time. This would be like desecrating those people who were killed. They were murdered because they were Jews
''You can protest later on,' she added. 'To me it's sacred what happened here.'THE VICTIMS OF THE PITTSBURGH MASSACRE Bernice and Sylvan Simon, 84 and 86 The Simons, who had been married for 62 years, were sitting in the back of the main sanctuary when the gunman opened fire
Sylvan, a retired accountant, was still recovering from recently breaking his arm and the couple had no time to escape
They have two adult sons and grandchildren. They were memorialized as pillars of the community who regularly helped out and would do 'anything' for their friends
The pair got married in the Tree of Life in 1956 in a candlelit ceremony. Gottfried was preparing to retire from his dental practice and enjoy the next chapter of his life with his wife Peg
He helped out at the synagogue, making sure the rabbis had everything they needed to lead services
'He died doing what he liked to do most,' said Don Salvin, Gottfried's brother-in-law said
Rose was the oldest of the victims. She was also in the main sanctuary when she was gunned down
She was among the most devout and was who immediately sprang to the minds of others when they heard about the shooting
'You've never met a more vivacious 97-year-old. 'She was just so full of life. She had so much energy,' Brian Schreiber, another member of the congregation, told The Post Gazette
Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz was eulogized by his medical practice partner who said: 'He is one of the finest people I've ever met
'We've been in practice together for 30 years and friends longer than that. 'His patients are going to miss him terribly
His family is going to miss him terribly and I am going to miss him. He was just one of the kindest, finest people
' Cecil Rosenthal, 59, David Rosenthal, 54 Brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal both suffered disabilities and were regular volunteers at the synagogue
On Saturday, they were preparing food for breakfast in the basement kitchen when they were attacked
The pair lived together nearby. They were remembered fondly by the congregation's rabbi
'Cecil and David had a love for life and for those around them. 'They loved their community
They spent a lot of time at the Tree of Life, never missing a Saturday,' Chris Schopf, vice president of residential supports for ACHIEVA, an organization which helps manage the community home where they lived
Stein was another fixture in the Jewish community. Friends said he was proud of his faith and that it was important to him and his family
On Sunday, his adult son Joe said it was the 'worst day of his life' discovering he was among the dead
'My dad's life was taken at the Tree of Life shooting. My mom, sister and I are absolutely devastated and crushed
'Our lives now are going to have to take a different path, one that we thought would not happen for a long time
'My dad was a simple man and did not require much,' he said, sharing a photograph of him with one of his grandchildren
Melvin Wax, 88Melvin was one of three people who were killed downstairs. He was hiding in a closet with others from the New Light congregation when he went back into the room they had been in because he could no longer hear gunshots
That is when he was confronted by the gunman and was shot three times. Barry Werber, who had been hiding with him in the closet and survived, said he was a 'gentleman' who was always the first to arrive for services
'He was a gem. He was a gentleman . There was always a smile on his face,' he said
Irving Younger, 69Younger was a father and a grandfather. His neighbors have told how he 'never had an unkind word' to say about anyone
'He was the most wonderful dad and grandpa. He talked about his daughter and his grandson, always, and he never had an unkind word to say about anybody,' neighbor Tina Prizner told The Tribune Press
He went every day to the synagogue, where he was an usher, she said. 'He was so kind
He was a beautiful person, a beautiful soul.'Widow Joyce Fienberg was a retired university researcher who left her job in 2008
Former colleagues paid tribute to her as 'magnificent, generous, caring and profoundly thoughtful
' Her husband Stephen died after a battle with cancer in 2016. She has two sons and several grandchildren
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