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Rabbi Eli Seidman blesses the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian on Oct. 13, 2026. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
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Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian prioritizes spiritual care and religious inclusion
By Adam Reinherz
‘May everyone who walks through these doors benefit with increased health, healing, renewal, love, and peace’
BooksAuthor Nicholas Lemann to join the Chronicle Book Club
"The Apartheid Wall" was created in Schenley Plaza before an event created by Students for Justice in Palestine and other groups. (Photo provided to the Chronicle)
Commemorating hateAnti-Zionist groups commemorate ‘martyrs’ of Oct. 7, ignore Hamas’ attack
By David Rullo
Riley Crow and Yael Karin are Moishe Pod resident hosts. (Photo courtesy of Riley Crow)
WelcomeMoishe Pod hosts create a welcoming home for Pittsburgh’s young Jews
By Adam Reinherz
October 15, 2026, 1:55 pm
Mars Area High School bomb threat included swastikas
Links to nihilistic, extremist groups
By David Rullo
Panorama of the front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., March 6, 2010. (Credit: Ruhrfisch via Wikimedia Commons)
October 15, 2026, 11:56 am
Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to adopt IHRA definition of Jew-hatred
“You can define a fire 1,000 different ways, but if nobody picks up a hose, the building still burns,” Steve Rosenberg of NAVI told JNS.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS
Rabbi Eli Seidman blesses the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian on Oct. 13, 2026. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 14, 2026, 4:54 pm
Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Tower at UPMC Presbyterian prioritizes spiritual care and religious inclusion
'May everyone who walks through these doors benefit with increased health, healing, renewal, love, and peace'
By Adam Reinherz
"The Apartheid Wall" was created in Schenley Plaza before an event created by Students for Justice in Palestine and other groups. (Photo provided to the Chronicle)
October 13, 2026, 3:35 pm
Anti-Zionist groups commemorate ‘martyrs’ of Oct. 7, ignore Hamas’ attack
Held an hour before the Jewish community gathered to remember the victims of the Oct. 7 attack, the event was part of a “Week of Rage."
By David Rullo
For more than four decades, Richard Swartz has helped to transform the Garfield neighborhood in his role as the Bloomfield Garfield Corporation's executive director. (Photo by David Rullo) 
October 13, 2026, 12:19 pm
Richard Swartz has spent more than four decades with Bloomfield Garfield Corporation
Organization has worked to fill ‘the hole in the doughnut’ in East End neighborhood
By David Rullo
Riley Crow and Yael Karin are Moishe Pod resident hosts. (Photo courtesy of Riley Crow)
October 12, 2026, 3:03 pm
Moishe Pod hosts create a welcoming home for Pittsburgh’s young Jews
'We want our house to be warm and welcoming, like an open door'
By Adam Reinherz
Rabbi Herman Hailperin (left) watches as members of the Tree of Life building committee prepare the cornerstone for the original section of the congregation's synagogue at Wilkins and Shady. A time capsule was placed inside the cornerstone at the time and was removed during demolition work in early 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives)
October 12, 2026, 11:31 am
Discovered time capsule connects Tree of Life Congregation’s past, present and future
Capsule included photo of congregation officers, a prayer book, a yarmulke and tallit, a calendar of events and a wire recording of a recent Rosh Hashanah service
By Deborah Weisberg
Participants of an Oct. 7 commemoration at the Squirrel Hill JCC reflect on lives lost. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 8, 2026, 9:21 pm
Oct. 7 commemoration encourages community to reflect and ‘live meaningfully’
Although years taken can never be returned, 'what we can do is to choose what we do with ours'
By Adam Reinherz
In preparation of Oct. 27, a volunteer helps clean a cemetery. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association)
October 8, 2026, 9:21 am
Pittsburgh community prepares to mark eight years since synagogue shooting
Volunteering, study and commemoration afford community members 'channels' for meaningful engagement
By Adam Reinherz
Karen Oosterhous (Photo courtesy of The Branch)
October 7, 2026, 7:46 pm
Karen Oosterhous named executive director of The Branch
“Karen has already demonstrated the leadership, judgment, and genuine commitment to our mission that the organization needs."
By Toby Tabachnick
Deena Blumenfeld’s flag was sliced by two people on Sept. 30—the fifth such incident in a little over two years. (Photo provided by Deena Blumenfeld)
October 6, 2026, 11:04 am
North Side Jewish resident’s home vandalized — again
“We will find out who these two women are. We will have them arrested and I will prosecute them in the same way we have others because this is unacceptable,” Blumenfeld said.
By David Rullo
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Dovid Knoll testified before a Sept. 24 Pennsylvania Senate Republicans public hearing on antisemitism in Harrisburg. (Screenshot by David Rullo)
October 5, 2026, 4:42 pm
Antisemitism in schools takes center stage at Pennsylvania Senate hearing
“There should never be hate in any school system and we need to nip it in the bud.”
By David Rullo
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee's campaign has received more itemized contributions from donors in California than those in Pennsylvania during this election cycle, according to the most recent federal records data. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)
October 5, 2026, 10:31 am
California donors top Democrat Rep. Lee’s campaign contributions
Republicans Kelly and Reschenthaler also receive large shares of out-of-state donations, federal records show
By Namira Harris | NewsWorks Lab
Preparing pasta. (Photo by JÉSHOOTS via Pexels)
October 2, 2026, 6:08 pm
Chabad’s Kitchen of Kindness delivers meals and a community hug
'We need to have a sense of community and take care of each other'
By Adam Reinherz
(Photo provided by Joel Rubin)
September 29, 2026, 3:37 pm
Political strategist Joel Rubin says Democrats must address antisemitism, Israel tensions
“The leaders in this party understand there’s a problem,” he said, “that this is a challenge they have to address and deal with.”
By David Rullo
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