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The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western Pennsylvania will hold its 31st Induction Ceremony and Banquet, Sunday, May 19, at Congregation Beth Shalom, 5915 Beacon St., Squirrel Hill. Cocktails and ...
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“Because there are no words,
There can be no poems.”
— from “The Shock That Went Away”
It’s a powerful line from one of Judith R. Robinson’s most resonant poems in her new anth...
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh nominating committee has named Woody Ostrow as the next chair of the board. He will succeed the current chair, Louis Plung. Pending board approval, Os...
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When Pittsburgh Allderdice senior Suzy Lee Weiss received rejection letters from four Ivy League universities, she was devastated. On the advice of her sister, who works for The Wall Street Journal...
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Between 1880 and 1950, the eight-block-stretch of Fifth Avenue from Crawford Street to Sixth Avenue was one of the country’s largest and most impressive Jewish business districts. Popularly known ...
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The very first weekend that Bob Katzen met Rabbi James Gibson, he knew, without question, that he had found his rabbi. It was 1988, and Temple Sinai had been searching for a new rabbi for about a y...
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Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Natan Sharansky’s recent proposal — to expand the Western Wall Plaza to include a permanent section where men and women can pray together — may be a first step in ...
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As a scientist, Dr. Dan Gincel works to find solutions to complex problems through years of research, trial and error. So he’s thrilled at the opportunity to tackle a problem with a more immediate ...
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Community Day School has hired Melissa Sevimli as the first director of its Early Childhood Education program. She will begin work at CDS immediately and will be the lead teacher for the inaugur...
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It was a splendid way—and a splendid day—for Jewish Pittsburgh to celebrate 65 years of Israeli independence. The halls and courtyards of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh in Squirr...
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The state House of Representatives has passed an amended bill that would bar companies with substantial investments in Iran’s energy sector from doing business with Pennsylvania. House Bill 201, wh...