Since Laura Ellsworth co-founded Pittsburgh’s Eradicate Hate Summit, she said she has seen the initiative grow beyond what she ever could have imagined.

From its inception in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summit has grown from about 125 attendees to over 1,500 people this year.

“The number of people who so generously contributed substantively to the work has by far exceeded our greatest expectations,” Ms. Ellsworth told the Post-Gazette.

The fifth Eradicate Hate Summit, which was launched in the wake of the antisemitic attack on Squirrel Hill’s Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 people were killed, concluded on Wednesday.

Organizers said they hope people leave with the understanding that everyone has a role to play in preventing hate-fueled violence.

“Every single p

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