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UJF starting perennial school funding review
The United Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is examining the way it funds the Jewish day schools in the city. The process, which the UJF says it undertakes every few years, could lead to ...
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<i>Rabbi Danny Schiff</i> Rabbi Danny Schiff will visit for series of programs
Rabbi Danny Schiff, former community scholar at the Agency for Jewish Learning, will be returning to Pittsburgh for a series of programs, lectures and classes the week of Nov. 16. After making ali...
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<i>Chronicle photo by Christopher Rolinson<br>
Stephen Mills coaches a dancer at a “Light” rehearsal.</i>
Backstage at ‘Light’ rehearsal
(Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of stories about “Light” leading up to its opening on Nov. 12 at the Byham Theater.) Four men and four women stand in a line. One by one, the...
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Concordia completes $15M purchase of the Covenant
Concordia Lutheran Ministries has finalized its $15 million acquisition of Covenant at South Hills, the B’nai B’rith-sponsored continuing care retirement community in Mt. Lebanon, and has changed ...
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<i>Chronicle photo by Lee Chottiner<br>
The new owners of the Covenant at South Hills wasted little time in changing the sign at the entrance to the senior living facility. Temple Emanuel of South Hills, its neighbor, is pictured in the background.</i> 
Covenant plaintiffs allege misconduct, breach of contract
A group of residents at the former Covenant at South Hills have filed a class-action lawsuit against B’nai B’rith International, B’nai B’rith Housing, Inc, and its officers and directors, seeking ...
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Physicians and nurses from Israel’s leading insurance plan, Clalit, visited the Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research during last week’s visit to Pittsburgh. Pictured here are Dr. Ran Balicer (left), Calanit Kay, Dr. Eran Rotman and Dr. Arnon Cohen. The fifth Israeli, Lily Perelman, is not pictured.</i>
Israelis doctors, nurses trade ideas with Pittsburgh colleagues on visit
A team of Israeli physicians and nurses visited Pittsburgh this week. They toured area hospitals met with health care providers and took in a Penguins game. And oh, they also shared information on...
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<i>A poster for an Arts Greenhouse program</i> Hillel students learn the history and culture of hip-hop music
It wasn’t what some might assume is a typical afternoon at Hillel Academy. First, the high school boys gathered for afternoon prayers. Then, they heard a presentation on the history and philosophy...
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<i>Rush Limbaugh: He’s used Holocaust analogies.</i> Why Holocaust analogies are multiplying
Lately, when it comes to a provocative analogy, the Holocaust seems to suit almost any subject. From the recent charge by U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) that the absence of adequate health care i...
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<i>Naomi Glosser Cohen</i> Beloved wife, mother, sister and friend Cohen dies at 85
Naomi Glosser Cohen, an eternal optimist who measured her accomplishments in the hundreds of personal relationships cultivated during her lifetime, died Sunday, Oct. 11, in her home. She was 85. C...
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Saturday, 07, 2009
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Light/The Holocaust & ... 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Brundibar. Maurice Sendak and Tony Kushne...
Night at the Races 7:00 PM
Congregation Emanu-El Israel will hold its...
GoodTaste! Pittsburgh 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
GoodTaste! Pittsburgh, the region’s larges...
Designer Days 6:00 PM to 6:00 PM
On Thursday, November 5, 2009, from 6-8 p....