Galitzianer
By the early 1950s, Tree of Life Congregation in Canonsburg was “more a place for nostalgia than worship,” according to community chronicler Arnold Cushner. The congregation held a homecoming in October 1951 to welcome alumni back to town. (Image courtesy of Arnold Cushner Research Collection, Rauh Jewish Archives)
September 21, 2023, 10:44 am
Following the majority
Canonsburg was once home to a small group of Galitzianers who quietly merged into the prevailing ways of their Litvak neighbors.
By Eric Lidji
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