After mix-up, ‘Tree of Life’ funds to join Pittsburgh effort

Among the millions raised to benefit the three congregations in the Tree of Life synagogue building is a combined $80,000 that had a circuitous route before heading on its way to Pittsburgh. Sent through a Facebook appeal to benefit the “Tree of Life Synagogue,” its organizers didn’t realize until it was too late that the account they established had as its beneficiary the wrong synagogue. Realizing their error — the fund had mistakenly designated the Tree of Life Synagogue in Oil City, Pa., instead of Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Congregation — officials worked with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Facebook to release the money to Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha, according to Federation spokesman Adam Hertzman. PJC

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