metro
Councilman Cory O'Connor with Perri Tuchman
May 24, 2013 | 0 
| 2 
| 
| 2 |
(Editor’s note: The following is the first place winner of the Second Annual JAA Essay Contest, which was open to students in grades 5, 6 and 7. Students from Hillel Academy, Yeshiva Schools and C...
May 23, 2013 | 3 | 7 |
full story
| 7 | 
Archives
Jun 03, 2009 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 |
RAMLE, Israel — A group of American Jewish philanthropists crowd into a classroom to watch Iman Abu Zaid, a young Arab teacher, give a lesson to her class of Jewish fourth-graders.
“You and I can c...
Jun 03, 2009 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 |
It is impossible to walk into the Sirani Gallery on Forbes Avenue this week and not smile.
The boldly painted, uplifting works of world-renowned artist Peter Max have taken over the gallery through...
Jun 03, 2009 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 |
When the 18th Maccabiah Games get under way this July in Jerusalem, one of Pittsburgh’s own will be representing her country.
Emma Leibowicz, daughter of Joseph Leibowicz and The Chronicle’s commun...
Jun 03, 2009 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 |
Jewish commemoration of holidays is explored in a series of essays in the form of letters to the author’s daughter, Leah. The main questions the book explores are: Why be Jewish? Why does it mat...
Jun 03, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 |
There’s a new girl in town and her name is Rebecca Rubin.
But she’s not just any girl; she is the most recent addition to the line of American Girl dolls, and she has the distinction of being the f...
Jun 03, 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 |
When President Barack Obama was asked by one of his aides what he wanted to be served for his Memorial Day breakfast when he entertains 80 veterans, one breakfast food stood out in his mind.
In Apr...
Jun 03, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 |
Some people take road trips to the beach during their summer vacations. Others might fly in air-conditioned comfort to foreign destinations.
Then there’s Mark Rubenstein, who takes disadvantaged y...
Jun 03, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 |
Just as rabbis have differing opinions on how the Torah translates, they don’t always see eye to eye on Israel’s policies or actions.
Monday night, five rabbis and Deborah Fidel, executive director...
May 28, 2009 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 |
WASHINGTON — Jewish groups don’t endorse U.S. Supreme Court nominees, at least in writing.
The tears and choked sobs when Sonia Sotomayor accepted President Obama’s nomination on Tuesday told anoth...
May 28, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 |
WASHINGTON — The arrest of four men accused of plotting to attack two Bronx synagogues underscores the threat to Jewish targets by individuals or small groups, several experts said.
From the shooti...