Cemeteries
The gate of the Chofetz Chaim Cemetery in Wilkins Township from the 1930s was likely welded atop the original Moses ben Amrom fence from 1911. (Image by Gerald Sapir Photographs, courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center)
July 21, 2025, 9:53 am
One acre
A small cemetery amid a swirling century of Jewish migration
By Eric Lidji
College students join a cemetery cleanup organized by JCBA. (Photo courtesy of JCBA)
June 16, 2025, 1:27 pm
JCBA’s youth engagement brings new life to sacred spaces
'Long before kids have to come to a cemetery for very emotional reasons, there can be interesting reasons — teachable moments — and very beautiful reasons to be at a cemetery'
By Adam Reinherz
The Marks Family Cemetery contained within the Shaare Zedeck Cemetery in Carrick (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish Archives)
August 18, 2023, 7:35 am
Underground history
The large cemetery complex is Carrick is a miniature Hill District, containing fragments of many of the stories that once animated those city streets.
By Eric Lidji
Agudath Achim Cemetery in Beaver Falls (Photo provided by Barry Rudel)
March 30, 2023, 8:46 am
The question of where to be buried
Even in our final resting place, we should be together as a family, as a community.
By Rabbi Eli Seidman and Barry Rudel
Barry Rudel narrates “Road Trip: The Jewish Cemeteries of Western PA” (Screenshot by Toby Tabachnick)
February 14, 2023, 2:04 pm
JCBA video spotlights the cemeteries of western Pennsylvania
“In three short years, we’ve addressed decades of deferred maintenance. This is a tremendous success for Jewish Pittsburgh — the cemeteries have never looked better.”
By Justin Vellucci
(Image courtesy of JCBA)
April 19, 2022, 11:00 am
Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association continues to expand reach
JCBA's board recently approved funds for work at the circa-1873 cemetery for Tree of Life Congregation in Sharpsburg.
By Justin Vellucci
The Jewish cemetery of La Tablada in Buenos Aires, Argentina, pictured in 2013. (Wikimedia Commons/Dario Alpern)
September 9, 2021, 12:48 pm
More than 100 headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Argentina
Sections of the cemetery that were damaged contain the remains of dozens of victims from the 1994 terrorist bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Agudath Achim Cemetery in Beaver Falls (Photo provided by Barry Rudel)
January 11, 2021, 11:48 am
Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association expands reach
Support for the JCBA has been growing in smaller communities surrounding Pittsburgh — like Beaver Falls and Johnstown.
By Justin Vellucci
A 2017 unveiling at Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery (Photo by Jonathan Schachter)
October 5, 2020, 12:53 pm
Free burials and unveilings help mourners who can’t afford to pay
An unveiling of headstones will be held Oct. 18 for all those buried at Chesed Shel Emeth since the 2019 High Holidays.
By Justin Vellucci
Achavas Achim Cemetery in White Oak Photo provided by Mark Pudlowski
October 5, 2020, 11:39 am
JCBA assumes care of cemeteries tended to by good Samaritans
Pittsburgh's Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association recently has assumed responsibility for several area cemeteries. In some cases, non-Jews had been caring for them.
By Justin Vellucci
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