Week of Events
Labor & Pittsburgh Jewish History
Labor & Pittsburgh Jewish History
Celebrate Labor Day with Moishe House Pittsburgh. Explore the history of Jewish labor activism in the Steel City and learn from current organizers how to support Pittsburgh’s workers through the pandemic. Visit the organization's Facebook page for more information and registration link.
Leket Israel: a webinar with Joseph Gitler, Founder of Leket Israel
Leket Israel: a webinar with Joseph Gitler, Founder of Leket Israel
The Leket Israel: a webinar with Joseph Gitler, Founder of Leket Israel will focus on what Leket is doing to address food insecurity and food waste during the coronavirus pandemic. Leket is supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's Community Campaign, so the webinar will highlight both the issue of food security and Federation’s […]
Harbor From the Holocaust
Harbor From the Holocaust
WQED presents the premier of Harbor From the Holocaust. The documentary explores the relationship of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution and their adopted city of Shanghai, even through the years of Japanese occupation and the Chinese civil war that followed. 10 p.m. Also available for streaming at wqed.org/harborfromtheholocaust.
Work in Progress Colloquium
Work in Progress Colloquium
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh presents on Zoom a Work in Progress Colloquium "The Pornography of Fools: Antisemitism and Sexual Fantasy" at 1 p.m.
Annual Israel Heritage Room Lecture
Annual Israel Heritage Room Lecture
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh presents the annual Israel Heritage Room lecture. This year's topic is "The Making of Shtisel" by director and co-creator Yehonatan Indursky. 2 p.m.
America and the Holocaust: A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Burstin
America and the Holocaust: A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Burstin
Adolf Hitler vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 1936 Olympics. American antisemitism during World War II. These are just a few of the topics that loom large in the conversation of America during the Holocaust. What role did Pittsburghers play in this larger story? In America and the Holocaust: A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Burstin, Dr. […]
E3: An Unorthodox Conversation
E3: An Unorthodox Conversation
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for E3: An Unorthodox Conversation. Grab your mothers, daughters, granddaughters, nieces and mothers-in-law for an engaging discussion, moderated by Dodi Roskies. Zoom link and signature cocktail recipe will be provided upon registration. This is a free event open to all women donors who give to the Pittsburgh Federation’s […]
Open Minds, Open Hearts Fundraiser
Open Minds, Open Hearts Fundraiser
Join Classrooms Without Borders for their Open Minds, Open Hearts Fundraiser. 6:30 p.m. Free to attend but please consider making a donation. For more information and to register, visit classroomswithoutborders.org.
Virtual Mega Challah Event
Virtual Mega Challah Event
Chabad of Squirrel Hill presents the Virtual Mega Challah Event. 7 p.m. $10. For more information and to register, visit chabadpgh.com.
10th Annual Apples & Honey VIRTUAL Fall Festival
10th Annual Apples & Honey VIRTUAL Fall Festival
Registration opens soon for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's 10th Annual Apples & Honey VIRTUAL Fall Festival. The festival will include special programming, a live event and plenty of downloadable activities. 10 a.m. For more information, visit jewishpgh.org.
The Ongoing Process of Discovery of Jewish Identity in Poland
The Ongoing Process of Discovery of Jewish Identity in Poland
Join Partnership2Gether of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, in collaboration with Classrooms Without Borders, for a discussion of the movie “H.I. Jew Positive,” about four Polish Jews who newly discovered their Jewish identities. This Zoom session will include a conversation with the film director and producer, Ronit Kertsner; Natalia Aleksium, a scholar on Polish […]
Pre-Rosh Hashana Creative Canvas Painting
Pre-Rosh Hashana Creative Canvas Painting
Chabad of the South Hills presents a Pre-Rosh Hashana Creative Canvas Painting, outdoors and socially distanced in their parking lot. All children aged 3-11 are welcome, $8/child. 3 p.m. For more information and to register, visit chabadsh.com.