Week of Events
Book Discussion
Book Discussion
Join Classrooms Without Borders for a weekly book discussion of "When Time Stopped" by Ariana Neumann with Dr. Josh Andy. The author, Neumann will join the discussion on June 1. Free. 4:30 p.m. Click HERE for more information and to register.
Author Reading with Dorit Sasson
Author Reading with Dorit Sasson
Shaler North Hills Library's Writer Wednesdays wraps up its spring programs with "Sand and Steel: A Memoir of Longing and Finding Home" by Squirrel Hill Israeli-American award-winning author Dorit Sasson. 1 p.m. To learn more and register, visit https://buff.ly/38RYryP .
Midrash for Social Change: Environmental Storytelling
Midrash for Social Change: Environmental Storytelling
Join Repair the World Pittsburgh and hear first-hand stories from a range of environmental justice students and stewards at Midrash for Social Change: Environmental Storytelling. 7 p.m. rpr.world/Storytelling.
Young Adult Book Club Event Series
Young Adult Book Club Event Series
Join Pittsburgh’s Jewish Young Adult book club for this virtual come-as-you-are event and discuss The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother. Free. 8 p.m. For more information and to register click HERE.
“Social Justice and the Holocaust” interactive session for teachers and students
“Social Justice and the Holocaust” interactive session for teachers and students
Join Classrooms Without Borders as they welcome Sheryl Ochayon, program director of Echoes & Reflections at Yad Vashem, for an interactive session for teachers and students. What are the lessons to be learned from this violent and barbaric episode in history? How do we apply these lessons to modern day society to ensure a more […]
Temple David Book Review
Temple David Book Review
Rabbi Barbara Symons will review the book Homesick by Eshkol Nevo at both 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. This is a "Warm, wise sophisticated novel" per Amos Oz. Please go to templedavid.org/athome to get the links for the zoom review, or call the Temple office at 412-372-1200.
“Ethics of Trauma, Memory, and Public Art” with Dr. Karen Frostig
“Ethics of Trauma, Memory, and Public Art” with Dr. Karen Frostig
On Cambodia’s National Day of Remembrance, Classrooms Without Borders welcomes professor Karen Frostig. Frostig will discuss the trauma of memory, and the history of memorial culture, following genocide in three cities Cambodia, Vienna and Riga. Slide presentations will compare and contrast how these three countries have negotiated national histories of genocide. Special focus will be […]
Elusive Spaces
Elusive Spaces
Join Associated Artists of Pittsburgh for the opening of Elusive Spaces featuring more than 30 new works by award-winning sculptor Dan Doz. The exhibition showcases Droz’s unique interlocking and folded metal sculpture, as well as many new experimental works employing innovative techniques with crocheted wire mesh. 5 p.m. Registration required. aapgh.org/droz
JFCS 2021 Annual Meeting
JFCS 2021 Annual Meeting
Join JFCS virtually as they celebrate a year of inspiration in action at their 2021 Annual Meeting. 7 p.m. Free. for more information and to register, click HERE.
We Stand with Israel: A Community Vigil for Peace
We Stand with Israel: A Community Vigil for Peace
The Jewish Community Relations Council invites the wider Pittsburgh community to a peace vigil for all victims of the conflict in Israel. Hear from prominent local leaders Rabbi Yolkut, Rabbi Adelson, Rabbi Keren Gorban, and Naomi Kitchen. Rabbi Danny Schiff will also join the rally by video message from Israel. Meet in the parking lot […]