America at 250
America at 250 (By Yafa Negrete)
America at 250
250 years: Since the beginning, part of the American journey
By Yafa Negrete
These Pittsburgh-connected individuals and families represent a small sample of the many Jewish Americans whose work helped shape both our city and our country.
(Photo by KristineKaren via iStock)
July 1, 2026, 9:24 am
Why Pinhas is the perfect parasha for the semiquincentennial of the United States
What parasha could be more appropriate for the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding ... than a parasha centering one of the key tools of our democracy?
By Tammy A. Hepps
America at 250 (By Yafa Negrete)
July 1, 2026, 8:28 am
250 years: Since the beginning, part of the American journey
These Pittsburgh-connected individuals and families represent a small sample of the many Jewish Americans whose work helped shape both our city and our country.
By Yafa Negrete
June 30, 2026, 5:13 pm
Chronicle poll results: America’s next 250 years
We asked our readers what America’s priority should be in its next 250 years. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
A pen and ink portrait of Mordecai Moses Mordecai on bone, c.1750, from the Sheftall Family Trust and Congregation Mickve Israel in Philadelphia and the John L. Loeb, Jr. Database of Early American Jewish Portraits
June 25, 2026, 9:28 am
A semiquincentennial tribute
Mordecai Moses Mordecai and his family came to the Forks of the Ohio before the Declaration of Independence to start a life on the frontier. Or, maybe not.
By Eric Lidji
June 23, 2026, 5:40 pm
Chronicle poll question
Looking ahead to America's next 250 years, what should be the nation's highest priority?
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