Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle 4-29-22

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Summer Lee spoke at a forum organized by the CRC earlier this year Photo by Jim Busis.

2022 Election

Summer Lee ekes out a victory in 12th Congressional District

Summer Lee might become the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania

A man fills out a ballot at a voting booth in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina, May 17, 2022. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

2022 ElectionCandidates backed by pro-Israel PACs, including 2 affiliated with AIPAC, won primaries in NC

2022 ElectionEchoes of OH-11 in heated Pittsburgh House race

By Matthew Kassel | Jewish Insider

Anna Divinsky created artwork on the theme of immigration, using birds. The bottom photo is featured as part of Pittsburgh Paints. Photo provided by Anna Divinsky.

Art

Jewish artists showcased in Michelle Gainey’s Pittsburgh Paints exhibit

“We hope to help Pittsburghers see Pittsburgh a little different and come to the mindset that Pittsburgh should only be separated by bridges.”

Cheesecake is a classic Shavuot food, and yes, it will be at the JCC. Photo by popovaphoto via iStock

Shavuot

Boasting inclusivity and cheesecake, Tikkun Leil Shavuot returns in person

By Adam Reinherz

‘Inspiring, extraordinary and truly pluralistic’ event brings community together again

Waterfall and lilies at the Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden
(Photo courtesy of Helena Nichols)

Outdoor exhibit

Healing plants featured at Rodef Shalom’s Biblical Botanical Garden

By Justin Vellucci

The exhibit, “The Healing Garden,” features plants mentioned in the Torah that have healing powers for the mind, body and spirit.

A JCC member pushes up to reach new goals. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh)

Wellness

JCC of Greater Pittsburgh dedicates week to wellness for older adults

Programming begins Monday, May 23

Shai Maaravi at his Duquesne University graduation (Photo courtesy of Shai Maaravi)

Profile

Getting to know: Shai Maaravi

By Justin Vellucci

While at Duquesne, he led the Jewish student organization as president. When the Oct. 27, 2018, synagogue shooting happened, he rallied his hockey peers for fundraisers.

A long-running Robert’s Restaurant advertisement in the local American Jewish Outlook gives hints to its menu. (Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project)

History

Do you remember Robert’s Restaurant?

Probably not, and the historic record can’t tell you what you missed.

(Image by Image by Gerald Altmann via Pixabay)

Tech

‘They don’t care’: Why it’s so hard to take antisemitic websites off the internet

By Arno Rosenfeld

The site the alleged Buffalo gunman credited with teaching him about white supremacy is resistant to regulation, as are similar ‘alt-tech’ platforms

Buffalo, New York skyline (Dekema, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

Domestic terrorismAvowed antisemite and white supremacist kills 10 in Buffalo supermarket shooting

By Philissa Cramer and Ron Kampeas

Shaare Torah is located on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill. In the last year, the street has seen a rise in antisemitic attacks. Photo by David Rullo.

AntisemitismJewish Pittsburghers targeted in another attack on Murray Avenue

A protester holds up a sign reading "Abortion Access is a Jewish Value" at a rally in front of the US Capitol Building organized by the National Council of Jewish Women, May 17, 2022. (Julia Gergely)

Roe v. Wade

More than 1,000 Jews rally outside the US Capitol in support of abortion rights

By Julia Gergely

Lots of women expressed shock and anger that they were continuing to rally for a woman’s right to an abortion — some for the second, third, or umpteenth time in their lives.

OpinionTorah prioritizes the mother’s life and health

By Rabbi Susan Grossman

Cover of "Plunder" (Mariner Books)

Books

‘Plunder,’ Menachem Kaiser’s book about reclaiming his family’s Polish home, wins Sami Rohr prize

By Andrew Lapin

In his debut book, Kaiser recounts his efforts to use the Polish legal system to reclaim ownership of a building that belonged to his grandfather prior to the Holocaust.

American author Joshua Cohen is seen at the Coop Ambasciatori bookshop in Bologna, Italy, September 5, 2019. (Roberto Serra--Iguana Press/Getty Images)

BooksJoshua Cohen’s satirical novel ‘The Netanyahus’ wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

BooksJoin the Chronicle Book Club!

Poll

Chronicle poll question

Should the sale of assault-style weapons be banned?

PollChronicle poll results: Roe v. Wade

Laptop, Computer, Desktop PC, Human Hand, Office / soft focus picture / Vintage concept

Opinion

Collective punishment for looking Jewish

Why is it that when the targets of blatant antisemitism are Chasidic Jews we don’t seem quite so offended?

Opinion‘Don’t single us out!’ Welcome unmarried Jews

By Sylvia Barack Fishman

(Photo from Flash90)

OpinionLetters to the editor

(File photo)

TorahA place of choosing

By Rabbi Lynnda Targan

Athens, Greece. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Archaeology

Museum exhibit dates Jewish presence in Greece to fourth century BCE

“The Jewish community is an integral part of Greek identity, a fact that has been too often denied for centuries,” Greece’s Chief Rabbi Gabriel Negrin said.

Participants at Camp Nai Nai Nai West share a light moment together at Camp Newman in San Rafael, California, May 2022. (Yoav Magid)

Camp

‘It’s my happy place’: Jewish camp for adults brings out the child in everyone

By Caroline Kessler

Nai Nai Nai’s next camp weekend will be held on Sept. 2-5 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.

Ben Platt attends an event at 92Y in New York City, May 9, 2022. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Theater

Ben Platt to play Jewish lynching victim Leo Frank in a revival of Broadway musical ‘Parade’

By Andrew Lapin

Numerous elements of Frank’s trial had antisemitic connotations, including the fact that one jury member was overheard saying, “I’ll hang that Jew for sure.”

Decision to cancel ‘Parade’ represents larger problem

By Audrey N. Glickman

Israeli TV celebrities like Michael Aloni of Shtisel, center, and Luna Mansour of Fauda, right, star in 'The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem. ' (Osnat Rom)

Streaming

Netflix releases Israeli period drama ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’

By Caleb Guedes-Reed and Gabe Friedman

A period drama that follows a family of Spanish Sephardic Jews living in Jerusalem through different decades of the early 20th century

Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ an HBO cartoon about the shtetl of fools

By Andrew Lapin

"Stone Soup" pasta Photo by Keri White

Food

When necessity becomes the mother of invention, here are some ideas for easy meals with ingredients you have on hand.

Haricots verts: A side dish worth the effort

By Jessica Grann

Tue 24

Melton Core 2

May 24 , 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tue 24

Monday Talmud Study

May 24 , 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Tue 24

Author Talk with Dr. Barry Trachtenberg

May 24 , 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Wed 25

Parashah Discussion: Life & Text

May 25 , 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Wed 25

Agewell Senior Academy: Working Mothers of Yesteryear and Today

May 25 , 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

2022 Election
Summer Lee ekes out a victory in 12th Congressional District

By David Rullo
2022 Election
No official winner in 12th Congressional District Democratic primary

By David Rullo
Art
Jewish artists showcased in Michelle Gainey’s Pittsburgh Paints exhibit

By David Rullo
Wellness
JCC of Greater Pittsburgh dedicates week to wellness for older adults
Shavuot
Boasting inclusivity and cheesecake, Tikkun Leil Shavuot returns in person

By Adam Reinherz
Antisemitism allegations
Swissvale Borough confronts ‘antisemitic’ statements

By David Rullo
2022 Election
Echoes of OH-11 in heated Pittsburgh House race

By Matthew Kassel | Jewish Insider
Antisemitism
Jewish Pittsburghers targeted in another attack on Murray Avenue

By David Rullo
Profile
Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman’s journey continues at Beth Shalom

By Adam Reinherz
Opinion
Jewish security is not just a matter of policy: It’s personal

By Jerry Dickinson
Lighting up education
Jewish attorney to teach Pitt’s first ‘Cannabis in the Law’ course
Culture and hospitality
Jewish music maven Michael Dorf bringing City Winery to Pittsburgh

By David Rullo
Kollel Jewish Learning Center
Kollel and Pittsburgh Jewish community honor five scholars after ordination

By Adam Reinherz
Books
Pittsburgh’s first Festival of Books to be held this weekend

By Justin Vellucci
News obituary
Chantze Butler, community stalwart, has died at 99

By Justin Vellucci
Refugees
Berkman family grant to help JFCS care for refugees
Tree of Life
Tree of Life creates new nonprofit aiming to eliminate antisemitism

By David Rullo
Antisemitism
Region’s antisemitic incidents nearly doubled in 2021

By David Rullo
Arts
Jazz Poetry Month, featuring Jewish musicians and writers, returns in person

By David Rullo
Books
Join the Chronicle Book Club!

Outdoor exhibit
Healing plants featured at Rodef Shalom’s Biblical Botanical Garden

By Justin Vellucci
Streaming
Netflix releases Israeli period drama ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’

By Caleb Guedes-Reed and Gabe Friedman
Camp
‘It’s my happy place’: Jewish camp for adults brings out the child in everyone

By Caroline Kessler
Theater
Ben Platt to play Jewish lynching victim Leo Frank in a revival of Broadway musical ‘Parade’

By Andrew Lapin
Streaming
Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ an HBO cartoon about the shtetl of fools

By Andrew Lapin
Food
Pantry dinners

By Keri White
History
Do you remember Robert’s Restaurant?

By Eric Lidji
Profile
Getting to know: Shai Maaravi

By Justin Vellucci
San Miguel de Allende
A Jewish home in Mexico isn’t only a dream — it’s life for this Lubavitch couple

By Adam Reinherz
Food
Haricots verts: A side dish worth the effort

By Jessica Grann
Transitions
Hadassah members disappointed by its departure from Pittsburgh

By Adam Reinherz
Broadway
Pittsburgh native Jamie deRoy nominated for 4 Tony Awards

By Toby Tabachnick
Art
Dan Droz’s Strip District sculpture to be spot for ‘gathering’

By Justin Vellucci
Theater
‘Funny Girl’ snubbed, but ‘Lehman’ stock rises, in Tony nominations

By Andrew Lapin
COVID-19
For older adults, it’s time to start exercising again

By Adam Reinherz
NCJW
NCJW Pittsburgh embraces role as ‘community ally’ as abortion ‘crisis’ looms

By Adam Reinherz
Streaming
Spanish Jews take the spotlight in a Netflix series about the Inquisition

By Cnaan Liphshiz
Yom Haatzmaut
Eight fun and fascinating facts surrounding Israel’s founding

By Naama Barak
Camp
Jewish summer camp veterans are opening a camp for trans kids

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Streaming
Should Jews be over the moon for Disney series?

By Alan Zeitlin

Opinion
Torah prioritizes the mother’s life and health

By Rabbi Susan Grossman
Opinion
Collective punishment for looking Jewish
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Opinion
‘Don’t single us out!’ Welcome unmarried Jews

By Sylvia Barack Fishman
Torah
A place of choosing

By Rabbi Lynnda Targan
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Roe v. Wade
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Opinion
The 12-day ordeal that felt like a year

By Eduardo Schnadower
Opinion
Summer Lee: The just leader we deserve

By Annie Weinberg
Opinion
For real progress, it’s Steve Irwin for Congress

By State Rep. Dan Frankel
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Torah
Shavous: The capstone of Passover

By Rabbi Yossi Rosenblum
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Antisemitism
Opinion
Deplorable politicians, AIPAC and safeguarding Israel’s precarious security

By Rabbi Jacob Herber
Opinion
Remembering Israel’s unknown fallen soldiers

By Danny Danon
Opinion
Letters to the editor
Torah
What does ‘holy’ mean?

By Rabbi Barbara AB Symons
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Poll
Chronicle poll results: Masks
Opinion
Letters to the editor

Tech
‘They don’t care’: Why it’s so hard to take antisemitic websites off the internet

By Arno Rosenfeld
2022 Election
Candidates backed by pro-Israel PACs, including 2 affiliated with AIPAC, won primaries in NC

By Ron Kampeas
Roe v. Wade
More than 1,000 Jews rally outside the US Capitol in support of abortion rights

By Julia Gergely
Domestic terrorism
Avowed antisemite and white supremacist kills 10 in Buffalo supermarket shooting

By Philissa Cramer and Ron Kampeas
Ltigation fallout
Camp Ramah director on leave amid allegations he mishandled sexual assault complaint

By Jackie Hajdenberg
Intermarriage
More Conservative rabbis struggle with interfaith marriage ban; some are flouting it

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Fighting antisemitism
More than100 Harvard faculty and alumni denounce student paper’s BDS endorsement

By Andrew Lapin
'Cancel culture'?
Did a New York Holocaust museum ban Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis? Depends whom you ask.

By Jacob Henry
Litigation
Lawsuit alleges mishandling of sex assault allegation at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires

By Jackie Hajdenberg
2022 Election
Conor Lamb calls for ‘delicate balance’ on U.S.-Israel relations in Pa. Senate bid

By Matthew Kassel | Jewish Insider
Books
Joshua Cohen’s satirical novel ‘The Netanyahus’ wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction

By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Politics
Karine Jean-Pierre, who endorsed AIPAC boycott, to be next White House press secretary

By Ron Kampeas
Operation Benjamin
Jewish soldiers are buried under crosses around the world. A rabbi’s nonprofit is changing that.

By Ron Kampeas
Roe v. Wade
For Orthodox Jewish groups, it’s wait and see on the reversal of abortion rights

By Ron Kampeas
Roe v. Wade
Rally planned by Jewish advocates for abortion rights takes on new significance

By Jackie Hajdenberg and Gabe Friedman
Oct. 27 shooting
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ writer falsely claimed to have lost a friend in Oct. 27 shooting

By Andrew Lapin
Israel on campus
Harvard Crimson endorses BDS movement while rejecting antisemitism

By Andrew Lapin
Antisemitism
ADL says anti-Zionism runs the same risk of violent attacks as antisemitism

By Ron Kampeas
American Jewish Committee
Poll: Jewish millennials care about Israel and are largely unworried about how it’s perceived

By Ron Kampeas
Social media
The Twitter activist behind the far-right ‘Libs of TikTok’ is an Orthodox Jew. Does that matter?

By Ron Kampeas

Archaeology
Museum exhibit dates Jewish presence in Greece to fourth century BCE

By JNS Staff
Books
‘Plunder,’ Menachem Kaiser’s book about reclaiming his family’s Polish home, wins Sami Rohr prize

By Andrew Lapin
Sexual harassment claims
Major figure in German Jewry ensnared in scandal at liberal rabbinical school

By Toby Axelrod
Fighting antisemitism
Lufthansa apologizes for expelling ‘large group’ of Hasidic Jews from flight

By Jacob Henry
Mideast unrest
Veteran Al Jazeera journalist shot dead during clashes amid IDF raid in Jenin

By Aaron Boxerman
Antisemitism
Passengers say Lufthansa threw all visible Jews off flight because some weren’t wearing masks

By Jacob Henry
Terror in Israel
At least 3 killed in terrorist attack in Israeli city of Elad

By Andrew Lapin
Invasion of Ukraine
Bennett says Putin apologized for his deputy’s remarks on Nazis

By Andrew Lapin
Operation Benjamin
Jewish soldiers are buried under crosses around the world. A rabbi’s nonprofit is changing that.

By Ron Kampeas
Antisemitism
Schumer calls Russian foreign minister’s comments about Jews and Hitler ‘sickening’

By Ron Kampeas
'Shared society'
Pittsburgh-inspired center helping to foster dialogue in Israel

By Justin Vellucci
Mideast unrest
Marking al-Quds Day, Iran general vows support for anyone ‘ready to fight’ Israel

By Agencies and TOI staff
Invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine Holocaust survivors land in Israel on eve of Holocaust remembrance day

By Gabe Friedman
Social media
What Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter could mean for Jewish users — and antisemitism

By Gabe Friedman and Philissa Cramer
Chabad
For their late leader’s 120th birthday, Chabad Jews stage a worldwide celebration

By Philissa Cramer
Terror in Israel
2 Jews shot while trying to visit Joseph’s Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus

By Shira Hanau
Foreign policy
Biden will not remove Iran’s Revolutionary Guard from terrorist list, a move that endangers Iran deal

By Ron Kampeas
Terror in Israel
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian gunman who killed 3 in Tel Aviv

By Ron Kampeas
Terror in Israel
Tel Aviv terror victims named as 27-year-olds Tomer Morad, Eytam Magini

By TOI Staff
Terror in Israel
Shooting in downtown Tel Aviv leaves at least 6 in serious condition

By Ron Kampeas