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Members of the Woodbine Boys Club pose on the steps of Colfax Elementary School in March 1948, where they met for swimming, horseplay and other good times. (Photo by Mervin S. Stewart, courtesy of Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives at the Sen. John Heinz History Center)
August 9, 2018, 6:03 pm
A summer camp that was Jewish by nature, not by design
Camp Machigon was not a Pittsburgh camp, nor really a Jewish camp, and yet it plays a part in local Jewish history.
By Eric Lidji
Marjorie Spector documented Pittsburgh events large and small, including this ceremony to dedicate “Gene Kelly Square” in East Liberty. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center)
June 7, 2018, 3:11 pm
Recalling two encounters with Gene Kelly, 50 years apart
The Jewish community of Pittsburgh, particularly its Squirrel Hill contingent, was the most loyal patron Gene Kelly had during his apprenticeship in the 1930s.
By Eric Lidji
Jacob A. Cohen was a marketing whiz and used advertisements such as this one to promote his business and tell his life story. (Image courtesy of Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives)
April 11, 2018, 6:11 pm
The story of Jacob A. Cohen, a gigantic life in a tiny place
Cohen, originally from Poland, opened a modest store on the outskirts of Pittsburgh in 1896. To him, Pittsburgh offered a market just as large as any in New York City.
By Eric Lidji
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