In Pittsburgh, two 'gentle souls' — victims of synagogue shooting — laid to rest
PITTSBURGH - David Rosenthal loved the police. When his scanner broke, he begged his family to fix it. When they went to the flea market, he always bought the same thing: mirrored sunglasses. When he called his brother-in-law, he had a familiar greeting.
"Hey, Michael," Rosenthal would say. "The police are looking for you."
Michael Hirt let the laughs from about 1,400 people roll through the packed Rodef Shalom Synagogue on Tuesday. It was a vintage David Rosenthal moment.
It would've been difficult enough if Hirt were just eulogizing Rosenthal, 54. But this was a funeral for two and Hirt still had to talk about Cecil Rosenthal, 59. The two brothers were among 11 people killed over the weekend in the mass shooting at the Tree of Life
