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Transition

New leadership takes the reins as NCJW Pittsburgh prepares for the future

“We can take an issue, focus that down to the community level and start working with the stakeholders.”

Tanner Jacobson. Photo courtesy of Queens Athletics Communications

MLB

MLB life begins for Allderdice grad Tanner Jacobson

By Adam Reinherz

After long dominating the diamonds of western Pennsylvania, road to The Show takes giant step forward.

NBA player promotes peace in Israel while fulfilling Pittsburgh teaching

By Adam Reinherz

Rabbi Shmuel Weinstein, RMU students, Miriam Levenson, Sarah Jackson and former President Christopher Howard. Photo provided by Chabad on Campus.

Back to School

Jewish life at smaller universities a ‘challenge’ but not impossible

“It’s a challenge,” Weinstein said. “You have to seek it out.”

Danielle Kranjec. Photo provided by Danielle Kranjec

Back to SchoolPittsburgh’s Danielle Kranjec accepts leadership role at Hillel International

By Adam Reinherz

Photo by albastrica mititica via Flickr at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Back to School

As costs climb, community addresses back-to-school expenses

By Adam Reinherz

With inflation reaching a 40-year high, markers, glue sticks and other school supplies are creating new financial burdens. Local organizations and Jewish day schools respond.

Feeding those in need: New food storage shed is a game-changer for Project Shifra

Help make a difference for those struggling with the impact of inflation

By Jordan Golin

STEAM station at the Campus Laboratory School of Carlow University (Photo courtesy of the Campus Laboratory School of Carlow University)

Back to School

STEAM education gaining steam across Pittsburgh’s middle and high schools

By Justin Vellucci

Independent schools throughout Pittsburgh, including Jewish day schools, are stressing the growing importance of STEAM in a well-rounded education.

Pittsburgh Diller cohort (Photo by Dror Miller, courtesy of Diller Teen Fellowship)

Israel travel

Some 700 Jewish teens from seven countries wrap up Diller Fellowship program

By JNS

The three-week seminar in Israel included a Shabbaton retreat, a “Community Week” and a “Global Congress.”

Evelin Yajaira Flores Ceren came to the United States as a child fleeing violence. JFCS helped her stay in the country. She’s an adult now, living in the country with her daughter Emely Tatiana Mejia Flores. Photo provided by JFCS.

Legal Aid

JFCS partners with local lawyers to help immigrants and refugees stay in US

“I became a lawyer because I wanted to help people.”

Jonathan Schachter (Photo courtesy of Lauren Schachter)

News obituary

Jonathan Schachter, JCBA stalwart, dies unexpectedly

By Justin Vellucci

Poll

Chronicle weekly poll

Do you support the Inflation Reduction Act, the pared-down version of the Build Back Better bill?

PollChronicle poll results: Number of synagogues in Pittsburgh

By Toby Tabachnick

BooksJoin the Chronicle Book Club!

By Toby Tabachnick

Jerome Marcus believes Israel has done a better job justifying Operation Breaking Dawn than it has others in the past, including Operation Guardian of the Walls. Photo by IDF, courtesy of flickr.com.

Opinion

Jerome M. Marcus

This time, it’s different

It’s harder to write completely one-sided articles if the truth is out there for all to see. And now it is.

Yeva Hershova, Mariia Hershova, me, and Deanna Amoriello. Photo by Deanna Amoriello.

OpinionVoices of European Jewry: Krakow, Poland

By Madison Jackson

TorahListening well to move forward

By Rabbi Barbara AB Symons

(Photo from Flash90)

OpinionLetters to the editor

A view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, which was raided by the FBI on Aug. 8, 2022. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Antisemitism

The judge who signed FBI’s Mar-a-Lago warrant is facing violent antisemitic threats

By Madeline Fixler

“I see a rope around his neck,” wrote a user on the pro-Trump message board formerly called TheDonald.

Progressive activist group Jews For Racial and Economic Justice are demanding an apology from the Anti Defamation League in a letter signed by multiple Jewish politicians and leaders on Monday. (Photo credit: Gili Getz)

ActivismOver 100 Jewish leaders demand ADL apologize for condemning NY progressive group JFREJ

1972 Olympics

Families of Munich Olympics victims vow to boycott memorial over compensation battle

By TOI Staff and AP

Ankie Spitzer, wife of murdered fencing coach Andrei Spitzer, calls on President Herzog to also stay away from 50th-anniversary event, citing German government’s ‘degrading’ offer

The 11 Israeli Munich Olympics victims (Image via The Times of Israel)

Pro-Israel activists protest outside of a Ben & Jerry’s shop in Manhattan on August 12, 2021. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)

Fighting BDS

Israeli students accuse Ben & Jerry’s of illegally occupying Native American lands

Letter is a response to the company’s controversial efforts to halt sales in West bank settlements.

Ben & Jerry's Israeli franchise owner answers questions during an interview inside the Ben & Jerry's factory in Be'er Tuvia in southern Israel, July 21, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand /AFP via Getty Images)

Fighting BDSBen & Jerry’s fears its new Israeli owner could sell ‘Judea and Samaria’ ice cream in latest court hearing

By Andrew Lapin

Olivia Newton-John, 2012 (Photoby Rinaldi, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

News obituary

Olivia Newton-John, granddaughter of Jewish Nobel laureate, dies at 73

By Jackie Hajdenberg

“My mother was very proud of her Jewish heritage and talked about it a lot,” Newton-John told an Israeli news network three years ago.

The Lehrhaus is inspired in part by Frankfurt's Jewish House of Free Study, where intellectuals of the early 20th century like Bertha Pappenheim, Leo Lowenthal, and Martin Buber lectured and learned. (Getty Images. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)

Religion

Boston’s Jews are getting a ‘Jewish tavern’ to study religious text — and drink beer

By Jackie Hajdenberg

With a full menu of food and drinks inspired by flavors from across the Jewish Diaspora, serious study won’t be the only reason to stop in.

Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell star in Ed. Weinberger's "Two Jews Talking.'" (Photo courtesy of DDPR via the Forward)

Theater

Two very Jewish stories, separated by more than 3,000 years

By Mervyn Rothstein

Hal Linden and Bernie Kopell star in Ed. Weinberger’s “Two Jews Talking”

Michael Twitty speaks at the 2018 James Beard Media Awards in New York City, April 27, 2018. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Books

New book ‘Koshersoul’ fuses African-American and Jewish culinary histories

By Caleb Guedes-Reed

Twitty grew up in a Christian household but around Jewish food, with a mother who regularly made challah; he converted to Judaism in his early 20s and now keeps kosher.

A best-dressed summer salad (Photo by Keri White)

Food

Best-dressed summer salads

A good dressing makes all the difference.

Sun 14

Advanced Community Active Threat Training (CATT) With Defensive Tactics

August 14 , 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Sun 14

Online Parashah Study Groups

August 14 , 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Tue 16

Monday Talmud Study

August 16 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Tue 16

Jewish Heritage Night at PNC Park

August 16 , 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Wed 17

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

August 17 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Transition
New leadership takes the reins as NCJW Pittsburgh prepares for the future

By David Rullo
Israel travel
Some 700 Jewish teens from seven countries wrap up Diller Fellowship program

By JNS
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Number of synagogues in Pittsburgh

By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
Voices of European Jewry: Krakow, Poland

By Madison Jackson
Legal Aid
JFCS partners with local lawyers to help immigrants and refugees stay in US

By David Rullo
Back to School
Pittsburgh’s Danielle Kranjec accepts leadership role at Hillel International

By Adam Reinherz
Back to School
Jewish life at smaller universities a ‘challenge’ but not impossible

By David Rullo
Fundraising
Beth El invites the community to put its best foot forward

By David Rullo
News obituary
Jonathan Schachter, JCBA stalwart, dies unexpectedly

By Justin Vellucci
College controversy
Newman case against Point Park settled

By Toby Tabachnick
Recognition
Adam Reinherz returns from prestigious Shalom Hartman program

By Toby Tabachnick
Antisemitism
Doug Mastriano cuts ties with Gab, and antisemitism on the site spikes

By Jacob Kornbluh
Politics
Meet City Council District 5 candidate Doug Shields

By Ethan Beck
Politics
Mastriano campaign attempts to pivot, says it rejects antisemitism

By David Rullo
Burial Society
Gesher HaChaim rethinks the post-Wasserman burial landscape

By David Rullo
Helping the hungry
Feeding those in need: New food storage shed is a game-changer for Project Shifra

By David Rullo
Politics
PA GOP governor nominee Doug Mastriano, under fire for Gab ties, says he rejects antisemitism

By Andrew Lapin
Politics
Meet City Council District 5 candidate Barb Warwick

By Ethan Beck
Job training
JFCS program to offer career paths for the underserved

By Justin Vellucci
Interfaith relations
Israel labeled an apartheid state by Presbyterian Church USA

By David Rullo

Books
New book ‘Koshersoul’ fuses African-American and Jewish culinary histories

By Caleb Guedes-Reed
MLB
MLB life begins for Allderdice grad Tanner Jacobson

By Adam Reinherz
Theater
Two very Jewish stories, separated by more than 3,000 years

By Mervyn Rothstein
Food
Best-dressed summer salads

By Keri White
Religion
Boston’s Jews are getting a ‘Jewish tavern’ to study religious text — and drink beer

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Back to School
STEAM education gaining steam across Pittsburgh’s middle and high schools

By Justin Vellucci
Back to School
As costs climb, community addresses back-to-school expenses

By Adam Reinherz
Food
What to eat when you can’t eat

By Linda Morel
Books
Isaac Bashevis Singer: The voice we need today

By Jeffrey Spitz Cohan
Entertainment
From ‘Wolfenstein’ to ‘Unpacking,’ examining Jewish characters in video games

By Jillian Diamond
Religion
Tisha B’Av and Tu B’Av: What’s the difference?

By Jillian Diamond
Theater
New adaptation of ‘Merchant of Venice’ to be read at Public Theater

By Toby Tabachnick
Profile
Ethan Beck completes Chronicle internship

By Justin Vellucci
Theater
Actor Howard Elson stars in ‘The Sunshine Boys’ at South Park Theatre

By Justin Vellucci
Books
Ivan Frank memoir available

By Toby Tabachnick
Food
Off-season roast chicken

By Keri White
Milestones
TV legend Norman Lear turns 100, with a song and an Instagram

By Andrew Lapin
Profile
The Exit Interview: Dylan Groff

By Ethan Beck
Profile
Getting to know: Louis Kushner

By Justin Vellucci
Films
Retro review: ‘Crossing Delancey’ is a quintessential look at Jewish romance

By Ethan Beck

Poll
Chronicle weekly poll
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Opinion
This time, it’s different

By Jerome M. Marcus
Torah
Listening well to move forward

By Rabbi Barbara AB Symons
Poll
Chronicle weekly poll
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Israel advocacy groups

By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
Can Jews agree to disagree?

By Andrew Silow-Carroll and Pirke Avot
Opinion
Help make a difference for those struggling with the impact of inflation

By Jordan Golin
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
Translating the Torah, for good

By Rabbi Dovie Kivman
Torah
Make the best of Israel

By Rabbi Zalman Gurevitz
Opinion
J Street’s new low: Calling supporters of Israel racists

By Jonathan S. Tobin
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Poll
Chronicle weekly poll question
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Charitable giving

By Toby Tabachnick
Opinion
Voices of European Jewry: Bratislava, Slovakia

By Madison Jackson
Poll
Chronicle weekly poll question
Opinion
How I learned to stop kvetching and love the Yiddish revival

By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Opinion
The James Webb Telescope looks at the universe through the eyes of God
Opinion
Biden visit proves a far cry from Israel’s fanciful expectations

By Lazar Berman

Antisemitism
The judge who signed FBI’s Mar-a-Lago warrant is facing violent antisemitic threats

By Madeline Fixler
Activism
Over 100 Jewish leaders demand ADL apologize for condemning NY progressive group JFREJ

By Jacob Henry
Abortion rights
Meet the Jewish judge who helped protect abortion in Kansas

By Arno Rosenfeld
2022 Election
Self-funded House candidate beats AIPAC-backed opponent in Detroit

By Andrew Lapin
Comedy
Trailblazing comedian Carl Reiner honored at National Comedy Center

By David Rullo
Books
Netanyahu’s annexation vow threatened Abraham Accords, Jared Kushner says in book

By Philissa Cramer
Anti-Zionism
ADL condemns NY Jewish progressive group as ‘out of touch’
Health
First US case of polio in nearly a decade is a Jewish man

By Jacob Henry
Politics
AIPAC giving major force in Michigan House primary that could end Jewish Democratic political dynasty

By Philissa Cramer
Politics
Shelley Greenspan, a veteran of national Jewish groups, to be next White House Jewish liaison

By Ron Kampeas
Fighting hate
Neo-Nazi Marine plotted to attack Jews in ‘rapekrieg,’ federal prosecutors say

By Philissa Cramer
Antisemitism
Rep. Cori Bush under fire for fundraising with antisemitic activist

By Andrew Jose
COVID-19
BA.5 is pummeling Jewish summer camps, sickening campers and canceling visiting days

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Litigation
Artist Peter Max’s court battles are a clash between children of Holocaust survivors

By Jacob Henry
Dobbs decision
Groups launched to help Jewish couples with IVF face uncertain landscape after Roe

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Seniors
Sacred Spaces develops resources to respond to elder abuse

By Justin Vellucci
Inclusion
A Jewish camp is reassuring families amid ‘social media offensive’ over its inclusion policies

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Crime in Sin City
New York jeweler reports precious Torah stolen at Venetian hotel in Las Vegas

By Jacob Henry
News obituary
James Caan, Jewish movie star known for tough guy roles, dead at 82

By Gabe Friedman
Mass shooting
‘The love of my life’: Mourning the young parents lost in Highland Park

By Rudy Malcom

1972 Olympics
Families of Munich Olympics victims vow to boycott memorial over compensation battle

By TOI Staff and AP
Fighting BDS
Israeli students accuse Ben & Jerry’s of illegally occupying Native American lands

By Ash Obel
Fighting BDS
Ben & Jerry’s fears its new Israeli owner could sell ‘Judea and Samaria’ ice cream in latest court hearing

By Andrew Lapin
News obituary
Olivia Newton-John, granddaughter of Jewish Nobel laureate, dies at 73

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Operation Breaking Dawn
Ceasefire brokered by Egypt ends fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants

By Philissa Cramer
Operation Breaking Dawn
Israel strikes and kills another top Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian
Operation Breaking Dawn
IDF launches Gaza op after detecting Islamic Jihad attack squads approaching border

By Yaakov Lappin
Israel
NBA player promotes peace in Israel while fulfilling Pittsburgh teaching

By Adam Reinherz
Fighting antisemitism
Deborah Lipstadt says progress underway on combatting antisemitism in Gulf states

By Andrew Lapin
Health and tech
Israeli tech leader launches human health collaboration to solve urgent real-world problems

By Larry Luxner
Human rights
UN Committee Against Torture to review Palestinian Authority’s record

By Mike Wagenheim
Holocaust survival
René Slotkin, one of the few surviving ‘Mengele twins,’ dies at 84

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Foreign relations
Signing ‘Jerusalem Declaration,’ Biden vows to use all US power to stop nuclear Iran

By Lazar Berman
Foreign relations
Biden kneels to meet with Holocaust survivors during visit to Yad Vashem

By Cnaan Liphshiz
Foreign relations
The many messages of Biden’s Mideast trip

By Israel Kasnett
Antisemitism
Biden administration accuses Russia of antisemitism and exploiting Jewish suffering

By Ron Kampeas
Food
Hold onto your hummus: Global chickpea supply could drop 20% this year

By Caleb Guedes-Reed
Geneaology
‘Great British Bake Off’ host Matt Lucas discovers family member lived with Anne Frank’s family

By Caleb Guedes-Reed
BDS
Ben & Jerry’s sues parent company Unilever over sale of Israeli business

By Caleb Guedes-Reed
Turmoil at the Kotel
After bar mitzvah overrun by zealots, parents lament: ‘We saw Israel at its lowest’

By Judah Ari Gross