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Letters to the editor
Synagogue shooter’s lawyers defamed people with epilepsy Thank you for your article on epilepsy (“Epilepsy association says synagogue shooter’s lawyers have misrepresented epilepsy,” July 7). Read more » »
A bit more about the Jewish Encyclopedia
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An early history of Jewish Pittsburgh, and a hidden one
The original Jewish Encyclopedia from 1906 contains two histories of the Jewish community of western Pennsylvania. One is what you would expect. The other is a kaleidoscopic snapshot of Jewish life across this region at the precipice of great change. The first can found in Volume 10, on page 63, under the H-less listing “Pittsburg. Read more » »
WQED documentary tells of Pittsburgh residents’ attempts to help strangers
You can learn a lot from a letter. Dottie Levitsky uncovered the good work done by her late aunt and uncle and Pittsburgh residents Avram Sanford and Hasele Deutsch Levy from a collection of letters she inherited after their death. She also learned a little about America. Read more » »
Gertrude Weinberg Supowitz
SUPOWITZ: Gertrude Weinberg Supowitz, age 102. Beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed from this life on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Gertrude (“Gertie”) was known and beloved for the immense strength she showed her family, her community and her Judaism. Read more » »
Sammy’s Famous Corned Beef closing downtown after 35 years
Sammy’s is about to serve its final Corned Beef Special. After 35 years of operation and amassing a litany of regulars, the downtown staple and one of the business district’s last neighborhood bars is set to close its doors permanently, owner Sam Firman said. Its last day of operation is Friday, March 25. Read more » »
Jewish burial society in Pittsburgh honors national organizer David Zinner
For nearly 20 years, David Zinner — founder and past executive director of Kavod v’Nichum — has helped Pittsburghers perform Jewish burial and bereavement rituals. On March 6 he will be honored by the New Community Chevra Kadisha. “Without him, there would be no New Community Chevra Kadisha,” said Pat Cluss, a co-founder of NCCK. Read more » »
A history of the region, told through B’nai B’rith
B’nai B’rith began in 1843. By the end of the decade, it had enough lodges in enough places to justify a hierarchy. It created two “District Grand Lodges.” No. 1 in New York covered eastern lodges, and No. 2 in Cincinnati covered western ones. Pittsburgh sat between them. Read more » »
Peduto and Finkelstein join global anti-Semitism summit
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was among leaders from 21 countries who pledged to defeat anti-Semitism at the first-ever Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism, held virtually on March 16, 2021. Participants committed to making the summit the first step in establishing a long-term framework for defeating anti-Semitism, prejudice and hatred. Read more » »
Despite pandemic, Jews at Concordia find community in Jew-‘ish’ residence
Jewish life is what you make of it at Concordia of the South Hills. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jewish residents of the senior retirement community in Mt. Lebanon have found ways to embrace their Jewish roots while building relationships with those of different faiths. Read more » »
