Holocaust Center
Jackie Shimshoni Reese (Photo courtesy of Shannon Craig Straw)
January 27, 2023, 10:51 am
Tree of Life hires first chief of staff
Jackie Shimshoni Reese, the former manager at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, joins Tree of Life's team.
By Toby Tabachnick
Duquesne students view "Who is a Jew" (Photo courtesy of Duquesne University)
January 22, 2022, 10:26 pm
Duquesne University hosts Holocaust exhibit ‘Who is a Jew?’
Local historian's research will be exhibited through Feb. 4.
By Justin Vellucci
Shawn Brokos at the "Countering Antisemitism" event (Screenshot by Jim Busis)
January 17, 2022, 2:18 pm
Etna holds “Countering Antisemitism” event
Speakers from the Jewish community, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, joined the virtual program.
From left: Holocaust survivors Sam Gottesman, Harry Schneider and his wife, Patty Schneider, and Moshe Baran light memorial candles with the help of Lauren Bairnsfather, director of the Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh in 2018. (Photo courtesy of Community Day School)
July 6, 2021, 9:09 am
Goldston teens donate $3000 to Holocaust Center
A group of high school students has donated funds to the Center that 'is making such tremendous change in the community.'
By Justin Vellucci
Jenifer Weber will play Gertrude Stein in "After Life" (Photo provided by Steel City Opera)
May 4, 2021, 8:49 am
Holocaust-themed opera to be presented outside at The Frick
The opera, which features portrayals of Jewish Pittsburgher Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso, examines the question of why some people are remembered and others are not.
By Justin Vellucci
Clockwise from top left: Lauren Apter Bairnsfather, Jasiri X, Zach Banner and Rabbi Jeffrey Myers (Screenshot by Justin Vellucci)
February 19, 2021, 1:49 pm
Zach Banner, Josh Bell and Jasiri X pledge to combat anti-Semitism
Zach Banner: “We preach for the identity of Black and brown people … but you can’t do that by turning off the light of Jewish people in Squirrel Hill.”
By Justin Vellucci
Holocaust survivors Kurt Leuchter and Edith Loeb (Photo provided by Debbie Stueber)
July 14, 2020, 9:23 am
Holocaust narratives survive through voices of the next generation
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh goes online with varied programs for the summer
By By Justin Vellucci | Special to the Chronicle
The Tree of Life synagogue building (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
August 7, 2019, 4:41 pm
Tree of Life: On the road to rebuilding
Since November, groups have been convened to share ideas about the reconstruction of the Tree of Life synagogue building. For now, 'anything is on the table.'
By Toby Tabachnick
Ed Asner will perform in “The Soap Myth” May 6 at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh)
May 2, 2019, 3:27 pm
Ed Asner tackles Holocaust denial in ‘The Soap Myth’
Known for his star turns as a curmudgeon--including the crabby but lovable Lou Grant--the award-winning actor doesn't mind the typecasting.
By Toby Tabachnick
Holocaust survivor Howard Chandler, Leigh Ann Totty, and Hedy Chandler (Howard's daughter) in Krakow, Poland summer 2016. Study Tour conducted by Classrooms without Borders. Photo provided by Leigh Ann Totty
February 27, 2019, 4:23 pm
Bethel Park teacher inspired by Holocaust seminar in New Jersey
Leigh Ann Totty has been expanding her own Holocaust education for more than 10 years.
By Toby Tabachnick
Judah Samet. Photo courtesy of the White House
February 14, 2019, 1:07 pm
Pittsburgh resident featured at State of the Union
Octogenarian who escaped death twice honored before the nation.
By Adam Reinherz
Mona Golabek. Photo provided by Classrooms Without Borders.
November 29, 2018, 4:49 pm
Kristallnacht remembered through multi-faceted show at Byham
Performer Mona Golabek shared her mother's story as a child of the Holocaust saved by the Kindertransport.
By Toby Tabachnick
Teenie Harris photo
May 18, 2017, 4:33 pm
‘Teenie’ Harris photos focused on activism
Holocaust Center exhibit shows photos documenting African-American life in mid-20th century Pittsburgh
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