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Celebrating our community’s 18 Difference Makers
Difference Makers was created to honor the extraordinary individuals whose passion, dedication and service are strengthening our Jewish community.
Designer John Galliano and then Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour attend the Fashion Awards 2021 at Royal Albert Hall, London, Nov. 29, 2021. (David M. Benett/Getty Images)
AntisemitismJohn Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at California's State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
PoliticsCalifornia lawmakers pass bills to address antisemitism, deem ‘Jewish’ an ethnicity and protect religious observance
By Sharon Udasin
Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on August 31, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)
PoliticsVance courts Jewish Republicans, but leaves Tucker Carlson ties unanswered
By Joseph Strauss
Myron Cope (Photo by Blargh29 (talk | contribs), via Wikimedia Commons)
September 3, 2026, 4:24 pm
Myron Cope’s legacy earns him a spot on Pittsburgh Walk of Fame
Cope, while revered for his colorful 35-year broadcast career, is being feted as the father of the Terrible Towel.
By Deborah Weisberg
September 3, 2026, 1:45 pm
Celebrating our community’s 18 Difference Makers
Difference Makers was created to honor the extraordinary individuals whose passion, dedication and service are strengthening our Jewish community.
Gloria Steinem at a women's conference held at the LBJ Library on Nov. 9, 1975. (LBJ Library photo by Frank Wolfe, Wikipedia Commons)
September 3, 2026, 9:45 am
When Gloria Steinem identified as a Jew most
‘Never in my life have I identified as a Christian,’ she said, ‘but wherever there is antisemitism, I identify as a Jew’
By Benjamin Cohen
Lauren Mallinger stands near the Kavod Garden. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 2, 2026, 6:00 pm
Squirrel Hill resident helps ready memorial garden before 9/11 and start of Jewish new year
'There’s just a lot of goodwill in that garden'
By Adam Reinherz
A Brussels Airlines aircraft is seen at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, September 1, 2026. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)
September 2, 2026, 1:14 pm
Brussels Airlines workers threaten strike over flights to Israel
A Belgian union said that mandatory staffing was “particularly serious in the context of the ongoing war and the genocide in Gaza.”
By Shira Li Bartov
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at California's State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
September 2, 2026, 9:51 am
California lawmakers pass bills to address antisemitism, deem ‘Jewish’ an ethnicity and protect religious observance
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has until Sept. 30 to sign bills into laws or veto them.
By Sharon Udasin
Stein Stein, owner of Steve Stein's Famous Deli in Northeast Philadelphia, the day after his last day in business, Aug. 24, 2026. (Jon Marks)
September 2, 2026, 9:11 am
Northeast Philadelphia says goodbye to its last Jewish deli
Steve Stein’s Famous Deli and Restaurant closes
By Jon Marks
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 1, 2026, 3:28 pm
Pittsburgh Jewish Federation reports strongest fundraising year in its history
Federation raised $80 million in overall resource development for fiscal year 2026.
By Toby Tabachnick
Head of Ra'am Mansour Abbas (right) holds a joint press conference with new party member Yoav Segalovitz (left) in Nazareth. August 31, 2026. (Michael Giladi/FLASH90)
September 1, 2026, 1:26 pm
Jewish Zionist politician joins Arab party Ra’am in push to defeat Netanyahu
“Hope won out” over fear, Mansour Abbas said as he welcomed former Yesh Atid lawmaker Yoav Segalovitz to his party.
By Tomer Almagor
JHF President and CEO Karen Feinstein speaks at healthcare meeting in Jerusalem. (Photo courtesy of Jewish Healthcare Foundation)
September 1, 2026, 12:50 pm
Karen Wolk Feinstein: Chronicle 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree
Under Feinstein’s leadership, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation’s became a world-renown philanthropic and advocacy group. The Chronicle is honored to celebrate her successes.
Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on August 31, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)
September 1, 2026, 12:16 pm
Vance courts Jewish Republicans, but leaves Tucker Carlson ties unanswered
One RJC leader called it a “progress day for JD Vance and the Jewish community.”
By Joseph Strauss
Julie Paris (back row, second from right) and a group of concerned Peloton users met with company representatives after one of its instructors created an Instagram post, labeling a map of Israel as “Palestine.” Photo courtesy of Julie Paris
September 1, 2026, 10:28 am
Pittsburgher joins push for Peloton to address Jewish users’ concerns over anti-Zionism
Julie Paris was pleasantly surprised, she said, to receive an invitation from the company to come to New York and meet with Peloton’s executive leadership.
By David Rullo
Designer John Galliano and then Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour attend the Fashion Awards 2021 at Royal Albert Hall, London, Nov. 29, 2021. (David M. Benett/Getty Images)
August 31, 2026, 5:12 pm
John Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts
A decision to honor the designer despite his past antisemitic and anti-Asian remarks drew mounting opposition in recent weeks from politicians, prominent donors and Jewish leaders.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Dr. Juda Alcabes, the "improv therapist," meets with educators on Aug. 25. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
August 31, 2026, 3:01 pm
Hillel Academy school year starts with jokes, educational truths and ‘yes, and’
Improv affords space 'between rigidness and freedom where people really thrive'
By Adam Reinherz
Members of NCJW’s transitional board. (first row : Eileen Lane, Teddi Horvitz, Molly Braver; second row : Andrea Glickman, Karen Lightman, Judy Cohen, Ellen Olshansky, Leah Kamon; third row: Kate Rothstein, Lynn Snyderman, missing from photo Cindy Shapira and Becca Tobe). (Photo provided by Leah Kamon)
August 31, 2026, 2:11 pm
Local NCJW evaluates its future as national organization pushes ‘five-year plan’
“It’s an existential review of the organization,” Glickman said. “It’s an important time for us, but we’re looking at it through a positive light.”
By David Rullo
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