Amid wave of attacks on religious facilities, Justice Department pledges action

Alan Hausman paused mid-sentence during the phone call, then said he is still dogged by "survivor's remorse." 

Hausman said he can clearly remember trying to drive up a road to get to the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh after he was alerted to a shooting. But the road was impassable. The memories of the aftermath are indelible. 

"Every time I see another attack, it's like someone picked the scab off of my wound," said Hausman, who is the president of the synagogue's board of directors. He was not attending the synagogue on the day of the October 2018 shooting spree that killed 11 people.