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Recipents of the 2013 Awards of Excellence presented by the Jewish Agency for Israel for outstanding efforts in the Partnership2Gether (P2G) program are pictured here with their award. They are, from left to right, Charlene Tissenbaum, chair of the P2G Youth Kesher (Connection) Committee; Jan Levinson, P2G co-chair; Andrea Arbel, director of the Partnership Unit, Jewish Agency for Israel; Cindy Goodman Leib, P2G co-chair; Sue Linzer, Jewish Federation associate director of planning and director of overseas operations; and Debbie Swartz, Pittsburgh P2G coordinator. (Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh photo)
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The Pittsburgh Jewish community received First Place recognition in the 2013 Awards of Excellence presented by the Jewish Agency for Israel for outstanding efforts in the Partnership2Gether (P2G) p...
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The Jewish Association on Aging is lobbying for a change in law that would enable it, and other long-term care providers, to qualify for federal funding for electronic medical records. Access to su...
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New York Islanders forward Colin McDonald hit Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy into the boards behind the Penguins net during a Jan. 29 game, knocking Lovejoy out of the contest. Unbeknownst at tha...
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Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee will hold its inaugural Caplan-Lieber Bridge Builders Award reception, Tuesday, March 12, 5:30 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, Downtown. Mark S. Frank, Just...
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This is a story of a family whose Orthodox bar mitzva celebration was enabled and enhanced by a Reform congregation. But more importantly, this is a story about the possibilities that can transpire...
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As Gershon Baskin stood over the grave of his wife’s cousin, a simple Israeli candy-maker abducted by Hamas terrorists who tortured and murdered him, he felt tortured himself. The family of the can...
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February marks Pittsburgh’s fifth Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month (JDAM) as part of a nationwide campaign dedicated to raise awareness and fostering inclusion of individuals with disabilities i...
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Dylan Reese, a Jewish defenseman and Pittsburgh area native will finally get a shot to play for his hometown team. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Wednesday they have recalled Reese from their W...
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It did not seem to matter that the bullies and their victims came from small towns, from the Bible Belt, or Sioux City, Iowa, or Perkins, Okla. And it did not matter that the relentless taunting an...
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The 2013 Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Fundfest drew some 50 volunteers to the Young Adult Division Night of the fundraiser Sunday, Jan. 27. The volunteers helped raise money for vital h...
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The centennial anniversary of the Women of Reform Judaism will be marked in Pittsburgh Feb. 8 and 9 during special Shabbat programming at both Temple Sinai and Rodef Shalom Congregation. Using Sha...