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Photos from ACAT displayed at Rodef Shalom highlight technical proficiency and coexistence (Photo provided by Mark Frank)
Coexistence
Photos by students at Arab/Jewish center in Israel show hope for the future
By Toby Tabachnick
ACAT, modeled on Pittsburgh’s Manchester Bidwell, brings inspiring exhibit to Rodef Shalom
Dana Myrtenbaum (Photo courtesy of Dana Myrtenbaum)
October 15, 2019, 10:34 pm
Israeli gender equality advocate to visit Pittsburgh
Dana Mytrenbaum will meet with Pittsburgh's Gender Equity Commission
By Toby Tabachnick
Photos from ACAT displayed at Rodef Shalom highlight technical proficiency and coexistence (Photo provided by Mark Frank)
October 2, 2019, 12:58 pm
Photos by students at Arab/Jewish center in Israel show hope for the future
ACAT, modeled on Pittsburgh's Manchester Bidwell, brings inspiring exhibit to Rodef Shalom
By Toby Tabachnick
October 2, 2019, 11:50 am
Israel’s crackdown on foreign workers is driving some families into hiding
Foreign workers who overstay their visas are targets
By Sam Sokol
Adam DeSchriver. (Photo provided by Adam DeSchriver)
July 24, 2019, 12:13 pm
Pennsylvania native returns from J Street’s first student trip to Israel
The trip was conceived as an alternative to Birthright and showcased a 'wide range of Israeli perspectives.'
By Toby Tabachnick
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh raised funds to support the Christchurch community. Photo by Adam Reinherz
July 2, 2019, 12:51 pm
Federation sends more than $650,000 to Christchurch, New Zealand
More than 4000 donors from around the world contributed to Jewish Pittsburgh's fundraising efforts.
By Toby Tabachnick
Jack Mostow, his wife, Janet, and Leonora Kivuva in Kidongochekundu, a village near Bagamoyo. Also pictured is a local teacher and some of the children who used RoboTutor. (Photo provided by Jack Mostow)
June 19, 2019, 2:20 pm
Tanzanian kids gain access to education thanks to Jack Mostow and CMU team
Tablet app teaches reading and math. It can provide instruction in developing countries where teachers are scarce.
By Toby Tabachnick
Many Pittsburgh faith leaders gathered at last week’s vigil for Sri Lanka held at the Heinz Memorial Chapel in Oakland. Photo by Jim Busis
May 2, 2019, 12:35 pm
Local faith leaders lead vigil for Sri Lanka
Hundreds gather inside Heinz Memorial Chapel for vigil for Sri Lanka.
By Adam Reinherz
Forty-three photo-identification cards make up the bulk of the exhibit “Rediscovering the Jews of Amiens” and tell the story of a group of Jewish men and women doomed to be forgotten if not for the research of South Hills native. (Photo by David Rullo)
May 2, 2019, 12:15 pm
Rediscovering the Jews of Amiens
The exhibit tells the history of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust in France.
By David Rullo
Abraham Azagury (right) stands beside his parents Rabbi Salomon and Corrine Azagury shortly before leaving Aix-les-Bains. Photo by Adam Reinherz
April 18, 2019, 5:02 pm
Beautiful and terrifying, trip offers insight into plight of French Jews
Wondrous visit abroad reveals life amid splendor and dread.
By Adam Reinherz
Vice President Mike Pence addresses the AIPAC Policy Conference Monday morning. (Photo courtesy of AIPAC)
March 28, 2019, 3:41 pm
Recent controversy notwithstanding, support at AIPAC remains bipartisan
An estimated 18,000 people, including a sizable delegation from Pittsburgh, were on hand for the three-day conference.
By Jared Foretek | Special to the Chronicle
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh raised funds to support the Christchurch community. Photo by Adam Reinherz
March 20, 2019, 5:26 pm
After Christchurch, Jewish community mirrors support
Members of Pittsburgh's Jewish community offer comfort and aid following Christchurch shooting.
By Adam Reinherz
The Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh held a candlelight vigil on Friday, Nov. 23, in memory of the victims of the Tree of Life shooting and commemorating the first responders of that day. Photo courtesy of Khara Timsina
December 28, 2018, 2:28 pm
‘Sharing the burden,’ Asian and Asian-American groups show support after tragedy
A variety of local groups organize to stand with the Jewish community after the Tree of Life shooting
By Lauren Rosenblatt | Special to the Chronicle
November 30, 2018, 2:48 pm
Hate crimes, anti-Jewish incidents on the rise
The numbers are sobering.
By Liz Spikol | Special to the Chronicle
A man stands outside a house that was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. (Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 16, 2018, 9:59 am
Hamas ‘raises the stakes’ with mass rocket assault on Israel’s south
The fact that Hamas chose to target Israeli civilians to revenge the killing of its fighters the previous night will likely prove to be a step too far for Israel.
By Yaakov Lappin JNS
French soldiers patrol in front of a synagogue outside Paris as part of France’s national security alert system in 2015.(Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)
November 13, 2018, 10:38 am
In Europe, synagogues are protected like fortresses. That took decades
Will security at American Jewish institutions now mirror that of Europe, with its police protection, armed guards, panic rooms and sterile zones at synagogues?
By Cnaan Liphshiz JTA
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