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Rauh Jewish History Program and Archives
July 2, 2019, 10:54 am
By the sweat of your brow…
Torah mantle memorializes Joseph H. Breman
By Eric Lidji | Special to the Chronicle
A portion of the cornerstone of the former Labor Lyceum on Miller Street. (Photo courtesy of Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives at the Heinz History Center)
April 19, 2019, 11:16 am
The optimistic afterlife of the old Labor Lyceum
The Labor Lyceum opened in February 1917 and became a meeting place for at least 15 Jewish labor, fraternal, political, cultural and philanthropic organizations.
By Eric Lidji
The actors from the Pittsburgh Public Theater read excerpts from “Indecent.” (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
February 15, 2019, 10:00 am
One hundred years later, Yiddish play still relevant to Jewish Pittsburgh
'Indecent' is the story of the life of the Jewish playwright and the actors who dared to break with the artistic mores of the American stage of the 1920s.
By Toby Tabachnick
Louis Brandeis had to be nudged to answer the Pittsburgh Conference of Jewish Women’s Organizations’ questionnaire. (Image courtesy Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives)
February 8, 2019, 3:53 pm
Pittsburgh to world: Does pluralism matter?
The original plan for the Nationality Rooms snubbed the Jews.
By Eric Lidji
One of the only surviving documents from The Pittsburgh School for Reform Judaism is this program from the 1958 confirmation service. Image courtesy Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives
January 10, 2019, 9:51 am
The story of the Pittsburgh School for Reform Judaism
Trip to the County Building provides education
By Eric Lidji | Special to the Chronicle
Since the Oct. 27 attack, a steady stream of flowers, cards, stones and signs have accumulated outside of the Tree of Life building. Photo by Adam Reinherz
November 30, 2018, 12:48 pm
Makeshift memorials taken indoors
Volunteers and experts partner to preserve items brought to the Tree of Life building.
By Adam Reinherz
October 3, 2018, 2:00 pm
Trip To Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives
Photo courtesy of Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives
September 5, 2018, 10:00 pm
Sally Kalson: The Early Years
Gene Kelly (Photo courtesy of Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives)
June 21, 2018, 11:30 pm
Gene Kelly’s Beth Shalom History
June 17, 2018, 2:30 pm
Curtain Call! The Jewish Stars of the Pittsburgh Playhouse
May 13, 2018, 3:00 pm
DNA Successes in (and Despite) Endogamy with Lara Diamond
March 21, 2018, 11:00 pm
Books in the Burgh: “A Man Comes from Someplace,” by Judith Summerfield
Photo courtesy of Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives
March 19, 2018, 12:00 pm
Lost Worlds Found
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