BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle - ECPv6.0.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171106 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20171027T151251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171029T181908Z UID:50928-1509840000-1509926399@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:A Program with Mekomi (My Place) DESCRIPTION:title: A Program with Mekomi (My Place)\ndescription: 0\nJ Street Pittsburgh and Partners for a Progressive Israel are co-sponsoring a program with Mekomi (My Place) on Sunday\, November 5\, at 3:15 at the Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill. Mekomi is an Israeli organization working to build the next generation of progressive Israeli officials. The program includes Bar Gissin and Ido Stossel. They will speak about the current atmosphere of political and social activism in Israel which is being generated and organized by the younger generation\, and their vision for Israel’s future. Bar Gissin is the national chairperson of Young Meretz and the Development Coordinator at the Center for Equality & Shared Society in Givat Haviva. She is also the former coordinator of the Task Force on Human Trafficking and Prostitution\, which promotes legislation to eliminate these ills in Israeli society. Ido Stossel is a political advisor and date analyst and former advisor to MK Stav Shaffir. He has served as general secretary of Israel’s Young Labor and director general of the Bezalel Academy of Arts Student Union.\nFollowing the program\, please join us for a reception with Mekomi. The address will be provided upon RSVP.\nPlease register for this event at adam@jstreet.org.\nstart-date: 2017-11-05\nstart time: 3:15 p.m.\nend date: 2017-11-05\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill\nevent organizer: J Street Pittsburgh and Partners for a Progresssive Israel.\nevent website:\nevent cost: no cost URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/a-program-with-mekomi-my-place/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171112T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171112T193000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20171027T183304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171027T183304Z UID:50939-1510515000-1510515000@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Jewish Women's League: Dealing with Life's Challenges DESCRIPTION:From: shifrapoznanski@gmail.com> \ntitle: Jewish Women’s League Mikva Event\ndescription: “Dealing with Life’s Challenges”\nRuchie Koval\nstart-date: 2017-11-12\nstart time: 7:30pm\nend date: 2017-11-12\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: Congregation Poale Zedeck\n6318 Phillips Ave.\nPittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Nina Davidson\nevent website:\nevent cost: $36 URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/jewish-womens-league-dealing-with-lifes-challenges/ CATEGORIES:Program,women END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171206T190000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20171113T151400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171113T151400Z UID:51487-1512586800-1512586800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Israel: the Next 70 Years DESCRIPTION:Israel: the Next 70 Years\nDecember 6\, 7:00 PM\nAvi Weiss\, Executive Director of the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel\, discusses various socio-economic issues including poverty and demographic trends facing Israel at 70.\nVisit jfedpgh.org/Israel for more information and to register. URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/israel-the-next-70-years/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171207T203000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20171129T161554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171129T161554Z UID:51949-1512673200-1512678600@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Raising Their Voices: A Lecture by Dr. Debórah Dwork DESCRIPTION:From: \ntitle: Raising Their Voices: A Lecture by Dr. Debórah Dwork\ndescription: Join the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh for a public lecture by Dr. Debórah Dwork\, Professor of Holocaust History at Clark University\, currently serving as Scholar-in-Residence at the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The lecture will focus on the theme of children’s voices and creativity during the Holocaust as a form of resistance. \nTickets are also available to attend a private reception with Dr. Dwork at 6:00 pm\, also in the Frick Fine Arts Building.\nstart-date: 2017-12-07\nstart time: 7:00 PM\nend date: 2017-12-07\nend time: 8:30 PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: Frick Fine Arts Building\nSchenley Dr\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania 15213\nevent organizer: Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh\nevent website: https://jfedpgh.org/dwork-reception\nevent cost: Tickets for the reception and lecture are $36. General Admission Tickets for the lecture only are $18\, and free for students and survivors. URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/raising-their-voices-a-lecture-by-dr-deborah-dwork/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180220T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180220T143000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180202T155453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180202T155453Z UID:54039-1519137000-1519137000@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Women's Networking Series DESCRIPTION:title: Women’s Networking Series\ndescription: JFCS Career Development Center holds the second session of the Women’s Networking Series\, Women in Transition. How to Use Social Networking and LinkedIn during Your Job Search will be held on Tuesday\, February 20\, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Mt. Lebanon Public Library. Guest speaker will be Julie Thornton\, Executive Director Career Coach and business owner. Register with Mt. Lebanon Library: 412-531-1912.\nstart-date: 2018-02-20\nstart time:\nend date: 2018-02-20\nend time: 02:30 PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: Mt. Lebanon Public Library\n16 Castle Shannon Blvd\nPittsburgh\, PA 15228\nevent organizer: JFCS Career Development Center\nevent website: http://www.mtlebanonlibrary.org/\nevent cost: Free\, but registration is required (call 412-531-1912) URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/womens-networking-series/ CATEGORIES:Program,women END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180313T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180313T183000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180302T195047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180302T195047Z UID:54957-1520965800-1520965800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Pittsburghers Susan Sofayov and Elaine Bergstrom at Shaler North Hills Library DESCRIPTION:Pittsburghers Susan Sofayov and Elaine Bergstrom will be at Shaler North Hills Library at 6:30 p.m.\nAuthor Sofayov’s new book\, her third novel\, is “Jerusalem Stone.” Previous works include “The Kiddush Ladies” and “Defective.”\nArtist Bergstrom designed the cover art for “Jerusalem Stone.” Bergstrom teaches in Pittsburgh with classes in watercolors\, Oriental painting\, colored pencils\, pen and ink\, acrylics and drawing. She is influenced by Asian\, Spiritual and Judaic culture. Books will be for sale and refreshments provided at the event\, which is free and open to the community.\nRegister at 412-486-0211 or shalerlibrary.org URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/pittsburghers-susan-sofayov-and-elaine-bergstrom-at-shaler-north-hills-library/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180318T110000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180222T180833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T180833Z UID:54664-1521370800-1521370800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Quest Camp Information Session for Parents DESCRIPTION:title: Quest Camp Information Session for Parents\ndescription: Quest Summer Camp is for children 6-18 who struggle with social relationships\, impulsive behavior\, or emotional well-being. Quest employs a unique system that combines recreational activities\, behavioral therapy and group psychotherapy to help to dramatically improve children’s behavioral\, emotional and social functioning. Join us for an informational session for parents considering Quest Camp.\nstart-date: 2018-03-18\nstart time: 11:00 AM\nend date: 2018-03-18\nend time: 1:00 PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: JFCS\n5743 Bartlett St\nPittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: JFCS\nevent website:\nevent cost: Free\, but registration is requested: email khorn@jfcspgh.org URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/quest-camp-information-session-for-parents/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180319T213000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180307T193247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180307T193247Z UID:55046-1521486000-1521495000@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Faithful Responses to Gun Violence: Pittsburgh Conversations DESCRIPTION:Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania\, the Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh\, and the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh announce an interfaith evening of inspiration and conversation with neighbors\, clergy\, public officials and those impacted by gun violence.\nOpen to people of all faiths and hope no matter your background.\n●Find common ground through the teachings of our faith traditions\n●Hear first-person stories and expert testimonies\n●Listen to your neighbors and share your perspectives through Table Talk\n●Connect and get involved in local organizations working to decrease the impact of gun violence in our neighborhoods \nMonday\, March 19\, 2018\n7:00 – 9:30 PM\nJewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh Katz Auditorium \nConfirmed Speakers as of 3/1/18:\nRev. Tim Smith\, Center of Life\, Hazelwood\nRev. Doug Patterson\, Smithfield United Church of Christ\, Downtown Rabbi Jamie Gibson\, Temple Sinai\, Squirrel Hill\nDirector Karen Hacker\, Allegheny County Health Department\nRep. Dan Frankel\, 23rd Legislative District PA\nMore speakers and tabling organizations to be announced.\nRSVP by March 16 at www.casp.org/gunviolence\nFor more information:\nRev. Liddy Barlow\, CASP\, lbarlow@casp.org Rabbi Ron Symons\, JCC\, rsymons@jccpgh.org Josh Sayles\, CRC\, jsayles@jfedpgh.org URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/faithful-responses-to-gun-violence-pittsburgh-conversations/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180325T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180325T193000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180302T201541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180302T202015Z UID:54959-1522006200-1522006200@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:"Bagels Over Berlin" Rodef Shalom Sisterhood Movie Night DESCRIPTION:“Bagels Over Berlin” Rodef Shalom Sisterhood Movie Night\ndescription: “Bagels Over Berlin” is a recently produced film directed by film maker Alan Feinberg. Mr. Feinberg will also attend and introduce the film. \n“Bagels Over Berlin” is a documentary that tells the story of the Jewish young men who joined the U.S. Army Air Corp just as the United States was just entering the war against Hitler and Germany. Through interviews with 30 Jewish War Veterans the film reveals the anti-Semitism and discrimination these young airmen encountered as well as being in the military branch with the highest mortality rate in the first part of the war. The film won honorable mention at the recent Palm Beach Florida Film Festival \nThe film is entirely in English and open to the community at no charge. Light refreshments will be served afterward along with an informal discussion with the director. \nAs we expect a high attendance\, please call Rodef Shalom at 412-621-6566 for information and to confirm your attendance.\nstart-date: 2018-03-25\nstart time: 07:30 PM\nend date:\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: Rodef Shalom Congregation\, Levy Hall\n4905 Fifth Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15213\nevent organizer: Marcia Levaur & Marla Perlman\nevent website: http://www.RodefShalom.org\nevent cost: No Cost URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/bagels-over-berlin-rodef-shalom-sisterhood-movie-night/ CATEGORIES:history,Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://static.timesofisrael.com/jewishchronicle/uploads/2018/03/Alan-Feinberg-CROPPED-for-3-25-listing.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180328T190000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180322T131446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180322T131446Z UID:55570-1522263600-1522263600@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Abigail Pogrebin: A Conversation With The Author DESCRIPTION:title: Abigail Pogrebin: A Conversation With The Author\ndescription: You are invited to the inaugural season of this series featuring five award-winning authors talking about their recently published books. Each talk will feature a presentation by the author\, Q&A\, and book signing. Rodef Shalom Congregation is proud to join the Jewish Book Council\, a network of more than 100 organizations nationwide\, as the newest site and the only one in Western Pennsylvania. The Council was founded in 1925 and remains a dynamic force in promoting new books.\nstart-date: 2018-03-28\nstart time: 07:00 PM\nend date: 2018-03-28\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 4905 Fifth Ave\nPittsburgh\, PA 15213\nevent organizer: Rodef Shalom Congregation\nevent website: https://rodefshalom.org/authors\nevent cost: Free. URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/abigail-pogrebin-a-conversation-with-the-author/ CATEGORIES:congregations,Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180408T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180408T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180401T221859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180401T221859Z UID:55974-1523214000-1523221200@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:NANA Screening followed by Q&A with Director Serena Dykman DESCRIPTION:Photo provided by Classrooms Without Borders\n title: NANA Screening followed by Q&A with Director Serena Dykman\ndescription: Serena Dykman retraces her grandmother’s Auschwitz survival story\, and investigates how her life-long fight against intolerance can continue to be taught to new generations\, against the backdrop of current events. Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant\, born in Poland\, survived Ravensbruck\, Malchow\, and Auschwitz\, where she was the forced translator of the “Angel of Death”\, Dr. Mengele. She dedicated her post-war life to publicly speaking of her survival to the young generations\, so that it would never be forgotten or repeated. Alice and Serena\, her daughter and granddaughter\, explore how Maryla’s fight against intolerance can continue today\, in a world where survivors are disappearing\, and intolerance\, racism and antisemitism are on the rise.\nstart-date: 2018-04-08\nstart time: 07:00PM\nend date: 2018-04-08\nend time: 09:00PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: Rodef Shalom Congregation (Levy Hall)\, 4905 Fifth Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\nevent organizer: Classrooms Without Borders\nevent website: http://classroomswithoutborders.org/events/show.php?185\nevent cost: Free and open to the public URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/nana-screening-followed-by-qa-with-director-serena-dykman/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180409T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180409T163000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180402T181510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T181510Z UID:55985-1523291400-1523291400@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish? DESCRIPTION:title: “Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish?”\ndescription: Thousands of miles from the Old World\, on a sun-kissed island in the West Indies\, a young boy named Alexander Hamilton began a most unlikely journey in the 1750s. His meteoric rise from Caribbean obscurity to American founder has long captivated historians and\, more recently\, theater audiences. Yet one crucial aspect of Hamilton’s life has remained submerged for centuries: the weight of the evidence suggests that he was in fact Jewish. Drawing on untapped sources in the West Indies\, Andrew Porwancher makes the case for Hamilton’s Jewish upbringing and explores his ongoing relationships with Jews throughout his lifetime. This untold story of Hamilton’s ties to the faith and people of Judaism challenges our understanding of both Hamilton and the American Republic he helped forge.\nFeaturing Andrew Porwancher\, the Wick Cary Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma\, where he teaches constitutional history. He is currently on sabbatical as the Garwood Visiting Fellow at Princeton. His third book\, “The Jewish Founder: Alexander Hamilton’s Hidden Life”\, will be published by\nHarvard University Press.\nstart-date: 2018-04-09\nstart time: 04:30 PM\nend date: 2018-04-09\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 602 Cathedral of Learning\n4200 Fifth Ave.\nPittsburgh\, PA 15260\nevent organizer: The University of Pittsburgh Jewish Studies & History Department\nevent website:\nevent cost: Free URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/was-alexander-hamilton-jewish/ CATEGORIES:history,Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180409T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180409T183000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180401T222138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180401T222138Z UID:55978-1523298600-1523298600@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY: DESCRIPTION:Photo provided by Classrooms Without Borders\n \ntitle: NANA Screening followed by Q&A with Director Serena Dykman\ndescription: Serena Dykman retraces her grandmother’s Auschwitz survival story\, and investigates how her life-long fight against intolerance can continue to be taught to new generations\, against the backdrop of current events. Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant\, born in Poland\, survived Ravensbruck\, Malchow\, and Auschwitz\, where she was the forced translator of the “Angel of Death”\, Dr. Mengele. She dedicated her post-war life to publicly speaking of her survival to the young generations\, so that it would never be forgotten or repeated. Alice and Serena\, her daughter and granddaughter\, explore how Maryla’s fight against intolerance can continue today\, in a world where survivors are disappearing\, and intolerance\, racism and antisemitism are on the rise.\nstart-date: 2018-04-09\nstart time: 06:30PM\nend date: 2018-04-09\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: Cranberry Library\, 2525 Rochester Road Suite 300\, Cranberry Township\, PA 16066-6499\nevent organizer: Classrooms Without Borders\nevent website: http://classroomswithoutborders.org/events/show.php?186 URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/55978/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T183000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180323T172808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180323T174400Z UID:55705-1523471400-1523471400@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Waldman International Arts and Writing Award Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Waldman International Arts and Writing Award Ceremony\ndescription: The Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition allows students in grades 6-12 to submit original art and compete for academic scholarships. There are categories in creative writing\, visual arts\, and short film. The theme for the 2017-2018 was Children in the Holocaust\, 1933-1945. \nParticipants come from across Allegheny County\, and we also receive submissions from students in Israel. Israeli winners are brought to Pittsburgh to meet American winners and tour the city. \nPlease join us as we honor this year’s winning student artists. During the ceremony\, we will also be honoring the 2017-2018 Holocaust Educator of the Year.\nstart-date: 2018-04-11\nstart time: 6:30pm\nend date: 2018-04-11\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: East End Cooperative Ministry\n6140 Station St\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15206\nevent organizer: Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh\nevent website: http://hcofpgh.org/waldman2/\nevent cost: Free URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/waldman-international-arts-and-writing-award-ceremony/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180322T175224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180322T175224Z UID:55614-1523473200-1523480400@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:30th Annual Westmoreland County Interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service DESCRIPTION:title: 30th Annual Westmoreland County Interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service\ndescription: This will be the 30th Annual Westmoreland County Interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service. Yolanda Avram Willis\, who survived the Holocaust as a hidden child in Greece\, will join as as a speaker. In 2017\, Yolanda Willis published a book recounting her experience\, entitled A Hidden Child in Greece – Rescue in the Holocaust. A reception will follow this service.\nstart-date: 2018-04-11\nstart time: 7:00 PM\nend date: 2018-04-11\nend time: 9:00 PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church\, Latrobe\, Pennsylvania\nevent organizer: This event is sponsored by Congregation Emanu-El Israel in Greensburg\, Seton Hill University’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education\, the Greensburg Ministerium\, the Greater Latrobe Ministerial Association\, the Greensburg – Jeannette NAACP\, YWCA of Westmoreland County\, Westmoreland Diversity Coalition and the Westmoreland Jewish Community Council.\nevent website:\nevent cost: The program is free and open to the public. URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/30th-annual-westmoreland-county-interfaith-holocaust-memorial-service/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T093000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084328 CREATED:20180316T142751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180316T143820Z UID:55469-1523522700-1523525400@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Community Day School Yom HaShoah Commemoration DESCRIPTION:Community Day School Yom HaShoah Commemoration\ndescription: Please join Community Day School Middle School for a Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration on Thursday\, April 12 from 8:45-9:30 a.m. \nThe moving event\, which is open to the community\, will include student-led music\, Hebrew prayer\, lighting of remembrance candles by local Holocaust survivors and their families\, as well as a flag-lowering ceremony. It will coincide with the annual commemoration of the Holocaust established by Congress and led by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington\, D.C. \nWith inspiration from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust\, the theme will be “The Power of Words\,” focusing on the impact that words had in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides and how the words that we choose shape both our views and history. \nKeynote speakers will be Rup Pokharel\, who came to the United States as a refugee from Bhutan and is now the Service Coordinator for Jewish Family and Community Services in Pittsburgh\, as well as Leslie Aizenman\, Director of JFCS Refugee and Immigrant Services. \nThe event will be held at CDS at the site of the Gary and Nancy Tuckfelt Keeping Tabs: A Holocaust Sculpture at 6424 Forward Avenue\, Squirrel Hill. \nCall 412-521-1100\, Ext. 3207 or email Jenny Jones at jjones@comday.org to reserve seating.\nstart-date: 2018-04-12\nstart time: 08:45Am\nend date: 2018-04-12\nend time: 0930am\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 6424 Forward Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Jenny Jones\nevent website: http://comday.org\nevent cost: Free URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/community-day-school-yom-hashoah-commemoration/ CATEGORIES:Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://static.timesofisrael.com/jewishchronicle/uploads/2018/03/Yom-HaShoah-Facebook-Post-2018-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T183000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180323T175138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180323T175138Z UID:55714-1523557800-1523557800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2018 DESCRIPTION:title: Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2018\ndescription: The Holocaust Center has been holding a community-wide commemoration since the establishment of the Center in 1980. \nThis year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration will honor local survivors and their families. The program will include selections from Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s publication Flares of Memory. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but registration is encouraged.\nstart-date: 2018-04-12\nstart time: 6:30pm\nend date:\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: JCC Katz Theater\n5738 Darlington Rd\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh\nevent website: http://hcofpgh.org/yom-hashoah/ URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/yom-hashoah-commemoration-2018/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T203000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180409T164935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180409T180631Z UID:56257-1523565000-1523565000@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Allison Amend DESCRIPTION:Allison Amend (Photo provided by Shannon Reed)\n \nApril 12 & 13th will be the 5th annual Rowan Festival in the Writing Program at Pitt. This festival is sponsored by The Alex Rowan Foundation (http://www.alexrowanfoundation.org/). Alex was a recent graduate of Pitt’s creative writing program who tragically passed away in 2013. The festival is one of the events Alex’s parents sponsor in her memory. Pitt brings a writer of national renown to the campus for a reading\, and to hold a writing workshop with our undergrads and give out awards in Alex’s honor to the top female undergrad writers in poetry\, fiction and creative non-fiction (our three majors). \nThis year\, Allison Amend (http://www.allisonamend.com/) will read at 8:30 p.m. at Frick Fine Arts Auditorium\, followed by a reception in the Cloister. The program is free and open to the public. Amend is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, is the author of the novels Enchanted Islands\, A Nearly Perfect Copy\, and Stations West\, which was a finalist for the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the Oklahoma Book Award.\nShe is also the author of the Independent Publisher’s Award-winning short story\ncollection Things That Pass for Love. A former Visiting Assistant Professor at\nPitt\, she lives in New York City. URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/56257/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180415T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180415T193000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180404T181233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T181233Z UID:56129-1523820600-1523820600@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:SHIM Holocaust Observance DESCRIPTION:title: SHIM Holocaust Observance\ndescription: The 2018 South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) Holocaust Observance\, “Miracle of Music: Giving Voice to the Oppressed” will be held on Sunday\, April 15 at Temple Emanuel at 7:30 PM. Clergy from Temple Emanuel\, Beth El\, St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church will participate in the service. The Clarion Quartet\, a group of Pittsburgh Symphony musicians\, will perform; the service will also include a Remembrance of the Righteous Gentiles and a Survivors Tribute.\nstart-date: 2018-04-15\nstart time: 07:30PM\nend date: 2018-04-15\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 1250 Bower Hill Rd.\nwww.templeemanuelpgh.org\nevent organizer: Leslie Hoffman\nevent website: http://www.templeemanuelpgh.org\nevent cost: free URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/shim-holocaust-observance/ CATEGORIES:congregations,Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T143000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180404T193243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T193243Z UID:56142-1524057300-1524061800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Author Talk: Sharon Dilworth DESCRIPTION:title: Author Talk: Sharon Dilworth\ndescription: Sharon Dilworth will read from her new work\, “Two Sides\, Three Rivers”.\nSharon Dilworth is the author of two other collections of short stories and two novels. Her new book is a collection of stories that take place in Pittsburgh. Sharon has won a National Endowment for Fiction grant\, a Pushcart Prize in Fiction and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant. She is the director of the creative writing program at Carnegie Mellon University and lives and writes in Pittsburgh.\nstart-date: 2018-04-18\nstart time: 1:15\nend date: 2018-04-15\nend time: 2:30\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: Temple Sinai\n5505 Forbes Ave.\nevent organizer: Susan Cohen\nevent website:\nevent cost: Free URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/author-talk-sharon-dilworth/ CATEGORIES:congregations,Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T190000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180323T182715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180323T182715Z UID:55722-1524769200-1524769200@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Allderdice High School’s Annual Hall Of Fame DESCRIPTION:Pittsburgh Allderdice High School will once again recognize distinguished alumni who are leaving their mark on the world. This year\, alumni Devra Davis\, Brenda Ekwurzel\, Michael Himelstein\, Tereneh Mosley\, and Jackson Wright will join the Taylor Allderdice Hall of Fame.\n• _Devra Davis\, Ph.D.\, MS\, founder and president of the Environmental Health Trust\, is an environmental health researcher and author whose publications include When Smoke Ran Like Water\, a 2003 National Book Award Finalist that reviews environmental pollution over the years\, including the 1948 smog emergency in Donora. \n• _Brenda Ekwurzel\, Ph.D.\, MS\, is director of climate science at the Union of Concerned Scientists and co-author of Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living. Dr. Ekwurzel leads climate science education aimed at diverse populations to strengthen support for sound\, science-based climate policies and has appeared on network news (ABC\, CBS\, CNN\, Fox News) and The Colbert Report. \n• _Michael Himelstein is a composer\, lyricist\, and producer whose music has been recorded by artists ranging from the Temptations\, Al Jarreau\, and the Brian Setzer Orchestra. His music is featured in TV\, films\, and on stage in productions like The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse\, Sid the Science Kid\, Blades of Glory\, and Shrek\, the movie and Broadway musical. \n• _Tereneh Mosley\, MS is a fashion designer who specializes in collaborations with Maasai artisans from Kenya and has exhibited around the world. She founded Idia’Dega: Elegant Ethical Apparel and Global Eco-Design Collaboration\, which brings together environmentally sustainable practices with indigenous community artisans to create a global creative community. \n• _Jackson Wright\, MD\, Ph.D.\, emeritus professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University\, is a physician-researcher who studies antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering agents\, especially in minority populations. He has had a major role in many significant clinical outcome trials in black populations and is a recipient of the American Heart Association’s 2015 Clinical Research Prize. \nThe Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place on Thursday\, April 26th at 7:00 pm in the Allderdice auditorium. The unveiling of permanent wall plaques representing each of the inductees and a reception will follow the induction ceremony. The public is welcome to attend; no reservations are required.\nTaylor Allderdice High School\, also referred to as “Pittsburgh Allderdice\,” is a public high school located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh\, PA. The school opened in 1927 and is named for industrialist and Squirrel Hill resident Taylor Allderdice\, who was a member of the city’s first school board and president of the National Tube Company\, which was a subsidiary of the U.S. Steel Corporation.\nContact: Jamy Rankin (jpcjamy@aol.com; 313-600-2822) URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/allderdice-high-schools-annual-hall-of-fame/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180429T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180429T093000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180323T173308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180323T173308Z UID:55709-1524994200-1524994200@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:The Second Annual Walk to Remember DESCRIPTION:title: The Second Annual Walk to Remember\ndescription: The Holocaust Center and Community Day School are proud to co­-sponsor the second annual WALK TO REMEMBER.This event brings together Holocaust survivors and their families\, honors the survivors\, and educates the public about the legacies of local survivors. \nParticipants walk the perimeter around Community Day School six times to memorialize the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust. The walk begins at the site of the Gary and Nancy Tuckfelt Keeping Tabs: A Holocaust Sculpture. \nAll proceeds from the WALK TO REMEMBER are split equally between the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Community Day School\, to fund Holocaust education at both organizations. This is a family­ friendly event\, and light refreshments will be served. The event will also include meeting with survivors and tours of the Keeping Tabs sculpture.\nstart-date: 2018-04-29\nstart time: 9:30am\nend date: 2018-04-29\nend time: 11:30\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: Community Day School\n6424 Forward Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh\nevent website: http://hcofpgh.org/walktoremember/\nevent cost: Event is free for Holocaust Survivors and college/university students (with valid student ID) $18 for individual $36 for group of 2 to 4 $50 for group of 5 or more URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/the-second-annual-walk-to-remember/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180502T193000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180404T174333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T174842Z UID:56097-1525289400-1525289400@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Lag B’Omer Kirtan Concert DESCRIPTION:Lag B’Omer Kirtan Concert\ndescription: Light your inner bonfire on this propitious day of singing\, dancing\, and rejoicing together! Hebrew Kirtan is continual call-and-response\, fully participatory chant where short\, sacred phrases from the Jewish tradition are treated as powerful\, universal meditations. No need to be Jewish or know Hebrew to fully immerse in this experience. Led by Kirtan Rabbi\, Keshira HaLev Fife\, & full band. \nPart of the Weeks of Jewish Flourishing. Learn more at: rodefshalom.org/weeks\nstart-date: 2018-05-02\nstart time: 7:30 pm\nend date:\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: Rodef Shalom Congregation\n4905 Fifth Avenue\nevent organizer:\nevent website: http://rodefshalom.org/weeks URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/downtown-shabbat-service-potluck-dinner/ CATEGORIES:Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://static.timesofisrael.com/jewishchronicle/uploads/2018/04/text-logo-cropped.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180504T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180504T170000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180504T142944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180504T142944Z UID:57124-1525420800-1525453200@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Sacred Book Burial DESCRIPTION:title: Sacred Book Burial\ndescription: The Jewish Cemetery and Burial Assn. (JCBA) together with Ralph Schugar Chapel will be holding a book burial of sacred texts – shames – at the Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery. The community is invited to participate and attend.\nPrayer books such as siddurim\, chumashim and High Holiday machzorim in which the Hebrew name of God has been printed and that have become frayed\, worn out or are in disrepair will be buried in a special grave.\nCongregations and individuals can participate by collecting by collecting these items. They can be dropped off at Ralph Schugar Chapel 5509 Centre Ave Pittsburgh PA 15232 or we can pick them up from your location. Please contact Judy at 412-812-2892 to arrange a convenient time. \nThe Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery is located at 498 Oakwood St. in Shaler Township. Directions can be found on our website www.jcbapgh.org\nFor further information please www.jcbapgh.org\, contact us at jcbapgh@gmail.com\, or by phone at 412-553-6469\nstart-date: 2018-05-04\nstart time: 10:30 AM\nend date:\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 498 Oakwood St Pittsburgh PA 15209\nevent organizer: Jonathan Schachter\nevent website: http://www.jcbapgh.org\nevent cost: FREE URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/sacred-book-burial/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180506T173000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180504T150803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180504T150814Z UID:57146-1525622400-1525627800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Book Talk and Signing: 'Wordwings' by Sydelle Pearl DESCRIPTION:title: Book Talk and Signing: Wordwings by Sydelle Pearl\ndescription: Sydelle will discuss her book “Wordwings\,” the fictional diary of a 12-year-old girl in the Warsaw Ghetto. A well-researched history interwoven with folktales and fairy tales\, Wordwings will launch our new book club. This event is free and open to the public.\nstart-date: 2018-05-06\nstart time: 4:00\nend date: 2018-05-06\nend time: 5:30\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 826 Hazelwood Avenue\nPittsburgh PA\n15217\nevent organizer: Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh\nevent website: http://hcofpgh.org/sydelle-pearl/\nevent cost: Free URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/book-talk-and-signing-wordwings-by-sydelle-pearl/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180508T193000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180426T134058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T134217Z UID:56830-1525807800-1525807800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Penn State Then and Now DESCRIPTION:Penn State Then and Now \nSpeaker: Athena Jackson\nDorothy Foehr Huck Chair\nInterim University Archivist\nPenn State University \nTuesday May 8\, 2018\n7:30 pm\nChurch of the Redeemer\n5700 Forbes Avenue\nFree of Charge \nSquirrel Hill Historical Society \nhttp://squirrelhillhistory.org\nevent cost: Free URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/penn-state-then-and-now/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180509T190000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180423T174439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T174439Z UID:56707-1525892400-1525892400@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:'The Forbidden Conversation' DESCRIPTION:The Katz Theater at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill will present actor and photographer Gili Getz at 7 p.m. in “The Forbidden Conversation\,” a personal one-man performance that explores the challenges of having a conversation about Israel in the American Jewish community. A discussion with \nGetz and members of the audience will follow the performance. Contact Kenny Cohen at kenneth@jstreet.org or visit act.jstreet.org/signup/forbidden-conversation-PITT for more information and to register. URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/the-forbidden-conversation/ CATEGORIES:Political,Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T190000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180426T195841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180427T153132Z UID:56885-1525978800-1525978800@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Zionism and YJ Camps DESCRIPTION:title: Zionism and YJ Camps\ndescription: On May 10\, 2017 Hadassah Greater Pittsburgh and Young Judaea will present a Panel Discussion on Gil Troy’s new book\, The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland – Then\, Now\, Tomorrow. The discussion will take place at the Hadassah office at 1824 Murray Avenue\, Suite 202 Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\,\nstart-date: 2018-05-10\nstart time:\nend date:\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: 1824 Murray Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Francine Surloff\nevent website:\nevent cost: 0 URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/zionism-and-yj-camps/ CATEGORIES:Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T193000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180403T153117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T153117Z UID:56007-1525980600-1525980600@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:An Evening with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin DESCRIPTION:title: An Evening with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin\ndescription: The Rabbi William Sajowitz Endowment Fund of Temple Emanuel and South Hills Jewish Pittsburgh are excited to bring Rabbi Joseph Telushkin to Pittsburgh on Thursday\, May 10. Rabbi Telushkin will speak on “The Twenty-First Century: A Moral Vision\, One Day at a Time\,” at 7:30 PM at the Upper St. Clair High School Theater. This event is being held in honor of Rabbi Mark Mahler’s upcoming retirement after 38 years of service to Temple Emanuel. \nJoseph Telushkin\, hailed by Jewish Week as “America’s rabbi\,” is a Renaissance figure\, whose reputation extends well beyond the Jewish community. His novel\, An Eye for an Eye\, became the basis for four episodes of The Practice. The renowned historian Paul Johnson labeled Telushkin’s A Code of Jewish Ethics – winner of the 2007 National Jewish Book Award as the Book of the Year – as “the most comprehensive introduction to Jewish ethics to appear for many years.” \nThere will be a Meet & Greet at 6:30 PM (includes Reserved Seating) – tickets are $36 . General Admission tickets are $5. Rabbi Telushkin will also be signing books after the presentation. \nThe event will be held at the Upper St. Clair High School Theater. Tickets are available at www.templeemanuelpgh.org/event/Telushkin.\nstart-date: 2018-05-10\nstart time: 07:30PM\nend date: 2018-05-10\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: Upper St. Clair HS Theater\n1825 McLaughlin Run Rd.\nPittsburgh\, PA 15241 \nwww.templeemanuelpgh.org\nevent organizer: Leslie Hoffman\nevent website: http://www.templeemanuelpgh.org/event/Telushkin/\nevent cost: $5 – $36 URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/an-evening-with-rabbi-joseph-telushkin/ CATEGORIES:Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://static.timesofisrael.com/jewishchronicle/uploads/2018/04/Tellushkin-web-banner-temple-cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180515T110000 DTSTAMP:20260605T084329 CREATED:20180507T160400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180507T160400Z UID:57173-1526382000-1526382000@jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com SUMMARY:Torah & Tea for Women DESCRIPTION:title: Torah & Tea for Women\ndescription: Discussion “Torah\, Our Greatest Treasure”\n Contact Batya at batya@chabadsh.com or 412-512-2330.\nstart-date: 2018-05-15\nstart time: 11AM\nend date: 2018-05-15\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: Galleria Mt. Lebanon\n1500 Washington Rd.\nPittsburgh\, PA 15228\nevent organizer: Chabad of the South Hills\nevent website: http://www.chabadsh.com\nevent cost: $5 suggested donation URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/torah-tea-for-women-2/ CATEGORIES:Program,women END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR