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Image by Lisa Rasmussen. (Courtesy of Rodef Shalom Congregation)
June 5, 2025, 9:40 pm
Rodef Shalom exhibit illustrates floral treasures in Shadyside
“A Rabbi in Bloom” features drawings inspired by the congregation’s Biblical Botanical Garden and honors those who planted its seeds
By Adam Reinherz
Heather Robinson addresses attendees inside the Carnegie Museum of Art Theater on May 27. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
May 30, 2025, 3:32 pm
Robinson Short Film Competition honors Jewish heritage, resistance and humanity
'If you can get to them with stories like this — of good versus evil, someone doing the right thing, what do you choose when you don't have a choice — I think you can change kids' perspectives'
By Adam Reinherz
Painter Benjamin Schwartz, aka Benny Blindspots, stands inside Carnegie Mellon University's Great Hall on April 28. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
May 5, 2025, 8:54 pm
CMU architecture students design with vision for legally blind artist
Semester-long project imagines new creative space for Benny Blindspots
By Adam Reinherz
Joanna Abel. (Photo by Matt Dayak courtesy of New Hazlett Theater)
April 10, 2025, 5:17 pm
Imagination takes center stage in ‘Dragonfly Dawn,’ a magical tale of good vs. evil
Creative outlet provides space for people to 'use their imagination and look at the possibilities beyond the limits of what we know'
By Adam Reinherz
Barbara Trellis works on a piece to cover Congregation Poale Zedeck's ark. Photo courtesy of Rauh Jewish History Program and Archives
March 19, 2025, 4:22 pm
Upcoming exhibit details life’s work and ‘golden hands’ of local needlepointer
'This is a figure who was part of our community, and her work enriched the lives of so many synagogues and so many people who went to synagogues'
By Adam Reinherz
"Love LA" (Copyright, Burton Morris)
January 27, 2025, 10:34 am
Burton Morris unveils heart-themed art to aid LA’s fire recovery efforts
All proceeds from the sale of the prints go to the Los Angeles Fire Department and Wilshire Boulevard Temple Wildfire Relief Fund to support fire victims and first responders.
By Deborah Weisberg
'Faraway' by Judith Robinson. Image courtesy of Judith Robinson
January 13, 2025, 4:36 pm
Pittsburgh poet Judith Robinson takes top prize in Voices Israel competition
'The real message is to live as fully as possible'
By Adam Reinherz
Darrin Friedman. (Photo courtesy of Darrin Friedman)
January 8, 2025, 9:00 pm
Play and playwright push men to befriend more men
'Maybe we just don't have it all together, and we need the support of friends' — Darrin Friedman
By Adam Reinherz
'Bicycle' by Jonathan Shapiro. (Photo by Huggybear media)
December 3, 2024, 11:27 am
Jonathan Shapiro’s ‘Secret Forest’ exhibit taps partisan life for modern purpose
Sculptor's oscillation between fear and empowerment drives remembrance and action
By Adam Reinherz
Kara Snyder (left) and Judy Robinson at the exhibit’s opening (Photo courtesy of the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh)
September 30, 2024, 1:22 pm
Judy Robinson and Kara Snyder unite for heartfelt exhibit at JCC
“Judy and Kara’s creative journey embodies the essence of havruta — a Jewish method of collaborative learning rooted in friendship,” Melissa Hiller said.
By Deborah Weisberg
Drawing by Yafa Negrete (Image courtesy of Yafa Negrete)
September 19, 2024, 2:22 pm
‘A Flight of Empowerment’ highlights work by Jewish women artists
Debbie Jacknin hopes that “A Flight of Empowerment” will make people think about how far women have come and how far they still have to go.
By Emma Riva
The artist Mark Podwal in his studio in 2007; at right, his illustration "Munich Massacre," drawn in memory of Israeli athletes killed by Black September terrorists during Summer Olympics in Munich, was published in the New York Times in 1972. (Wikipedia)
September 17, 2024, 12:52 pm
Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose work adorned museums and synagogues, dies at 79
Podwal devised a Jewish visual vocabulary that made him one of the best known Jewish artists of his era.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Lila Hirsch Brody, center, leader of the local art group that donated several paintings to Jewish Residential Services for their new Jason Kramer Hall residence, speaks with one of the artists, Rina Shuldiner, who donated a painting to Jason Kramer Hall, and Dean Damick. File photo
September 17, 2024, 11:22 am
A colorful life: Masterful late teacher Lila Hirsch-Brody to be celebrated at JCC
The program is a chance to say goodbye and celebrate a beloved individual "in a place where she created so much celebration."
By Adam Reinherz
Fred Kormis in his studio in the 1980s. (Courtesy Wiener Holocaust Library Collections)
September 10, 2024, 9:03 am
He escaped the Nazis and created Britain’s first memorial to their victims. Now this artist is getting a second look.
Fred Kormis’ art was labeled “degenerate” and pulled from galleries while he and his wife fled Germany.
By Shira Li Bartov
“Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life” exhibit at the Heinz History Center (Photo courtesy of Eric Lidji)
September 3, 2024, 3:19 pm
‘Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life’ encourages curiosity and introspection
As you proceed through the retrospective, Silk’s confidence in her own voice and in her Jewish identity becomes more apparent.
By Emma Riva
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