editorial
Jews around the world celebrate with Rosh Hashanah with apples and honey while off from work. Photo by Samuel, courtesy of Flickr.com.
September 25, 2024, 10:29 am
A year of challenges, a year of strength
We have seen the strength of our community, its determination and its courage.
Khaled Mashaal, member of Hamas's political bureau, speaks to Kuwaiti podcaster Ammar Taqi on January 16, 2024 (Video screenshot via The TImes of Israel)
September 11, 2024, 9:37 am
US should seek Khaled Mashaal’s extradition
Qatar’s willingness to serve as a safe haven for terrorists has been an uncomfortable sticking point in its relations with the West
Community Relations Council Director Laura Cherner (left) stand with attornies Efrem Grail, Carolyn McGee and Ronald Hicks, StandWithUs Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Julie Paris and Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh President and CEO Jeff Finkelstein after the defeat of a BDS referendum that would have asked Pittsburgh residents to bar the city from doing business with the State of Israel. (Photo provided by Julie Paris)
August 21, 2024, 10:39 am
We cannot give up the fight
It is antisemitic to deny the Jewish people the right to self-determination and to live in peace without the threat of genocide.
Interfaith leaders say a group prayer at the Tree of Life groundbreaking. (Photo by Dale Lazar)
June 26, 2024, 1:16 pm
Tree of Life’s mission to uproot antisemitism couldn’t come at a more critical time
One of Tree of Life’s core missions is to uproot antisemitism and other identity-based hate.
Anti-Israel encampment at the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning on June 3 (Photo by David Rullo)
June 6, 2024, 10:13 am
At a time of rising antisemitism, we need moral clarity from our elected officials
"The goal posts setting the bounds of acceptable anti-Israel speech seem to be shifting, trending toward the normalization of antisemitism, and we are greatly concerned."
Allegheny County Council voted on a cease fire resolution introduced by Bethany Hallam and co-sponsored by Anita Prizio and Dan Gryzbek. (Photo by David Rullo)
March 13, 2024, 10:57 am
Lessons from Allegheny County Council
We must be vigilant in correcting misinformation about Israel, whenever and wherever we hear it.
Allegheny County Council hears from residents about a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Israel's war with Hamas. (Photo by David Rullo)
February 28, 2024, 10:26 am
Allegheny County Council should reject a cease-fire resolution
Allegheny County Council's focus should be on local issues, not foreign affairs
Hope. (Photo by vallgall, courtesy of flickr.com)
December 28, 2023, 11:29 am
Clinging to hope
But still, one thing we have learned in the last half decade is that almost anything can happen.
By Toby Tabachnick
November 8, 2023, 12:04 pm
Jews worldwide haven’t been this fearful in living memory
Amid an unprecedented level of antisemitism globally, Jewish media outlets across the world come together today to publish a joint editorial on the fear — and unity — felt by our readers. The project — a first in Jewish history — was conceived by the Jewish News in London and organized in partnership with The Jerusalem Post.
A view of the Tree of Life synagogue, which housed three congregations, New Light, Dor Hadash and Tree of Life, photographed Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Squirrel Hill. (Alexandra Wimley/Union Progress)
October 25, 2023, 11:07 am
Now more than ever, the need for ‘grassroots love’
Small acts of lovingkindness can bring some light and goodness into this dark and desperate time.
By Toby Tabachnick
Photo by sabinevanerp via Pixabay
September 7, 2023, 9:33 am
Community organizations must have our support to thrive
If the Pittsburgh Jewish community wants to maintain its viability, its members and its foundations must support its Jewish institutions
August 30, 2023, 9:50 am
No one trains for this
The Chronicle and PUP were able to cover each day of the trial, in person, and provide online daily reporting of the proceedings.
By Evan H. Stein
August 16, 2023, 12:40 pm
Antisemitism from the left
The road to antisemitic venom from the left most often begins with comment on Israel and its relationship with the Palestinians.
July 19, 2023, 10:47 am
Faith in the jury system confirmed
We commend the jury for its decision in the eligibility phase and recognize it as an unequivocal statement against the normalization of antisemitism.
Members of the media stand outside of the federal courthouse on Grant Street, Downtown, Monday, April 24, 2023, ahead of the start of the federal death penalty trial for the man accused of killing 11 worshippers from three congregations at the Tree of Life synagogue building in 2018. (Alexandra Wimley/Union Progress)
June 21, 2023, 10:29 am
The end of Phase 1
It is the trial, that creates the media coverage and historical record to expose the antisemitic motivations and actions of this man to the world.
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