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18. Join the Pittsburgh Jewish community for two commemorative Torah studies honoring the yahrzeit of the 11 people who were killed in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. In person sessions take place […] 19. 20. Join AgeWell for the Intergenerational Family Dynamics Discussion Group at JCC South Hills every third Wednesday of each month.
Where to donate to help Israelis at this time of crisis
Oct 10, 2023 · The following organizations in Israel are seeking donations to help those affected by the brutal attack by Hamas. These organizations all are on the front line, providing assistance where needed:
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November 10 , 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Pittsburgh Jewish Book Festival. Sun 10. November 10 , 10:30 am - 12:00 pm. Jewish Children’s Discovery Center. Grades K-3, Join Chabad of Squirrel Hill for Jewish Children's Discovery Center and learn about some interesting sites and cities in Israel through creative art and baking activities.
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Jewish leaders express alarm at Trump’s blaming Jews if he loses
Sep 23, 2024 · The Jewish Democratic Council of America has already repeatedly branded him as an antisemite. “President Trump, your words preemptively blaming Jews for your potential election loss is of a piece with millennia of antisemitic lies about Jewish power,” Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism, said Friday on X.
Beyond ‘Bubbie,’ Jewish grandparent names get a reboot
Barry Asman settled on “Z” as his grandpa name because it is the sound that begins the word “zayde,” but is “very contemporary,” his wife said. Malori and Barry Asman chose to go by “Bibi” and “Z” instead of the traditional “Bubbie” and “Zayde.” (Photo courtesy of Erin Herman) Betty Jo Hirschfield Louik also eschewed ...
Jon Lovitz reflects on childhood, faith and Israel
Jun 11, 2021 · These days, Jon Lovitz isn’t laughing. The Jewish stand-up and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member has been following the rising number of antisemitic attacks worldwide, and the recent Hamas rocket fire into Israel. Lovitz, an Emmy-nominated actor, singer and comedian, acknowledged he isn’t an expert on Middle Eastern affairs but, at 63, he understands certain things about his ...
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Biden nominates Alejandro Mayorkas, a Latino Jew, as Homeland …
Nov 23, 2020 · As deputy secretary, Mayorkas worked closely with Jewish groups and spoke often about the specific threats facing American Jews. Get The Jewish Chronicle Weekly Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up Speaking in 2016 to the annual Washington conference of the Orthodox Union about nonprofit security grants, Mayorkas said, “The need is most acute in the Jewish community ...
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The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle is an independent multimedia Jewish news organization serving Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Jewish community.Published every Friday by the Pittsburgh Jewish Publication and Education Foundation, the Chronicle provides local, national and global news of Jewish interest.We also publish opinion pieces and arts coverage, and we maintain a comprehensive calendar of ...