Oct. 7
Poll
Chronicle poll question
Have you felt supported by our local politicians since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel?
A partial list of the victims of Hamas' terrorist attack on Oct. 7 taken from a vigil held outside of the JCC. (Photo by David Rullo)
OpinionOn Oct. 7, we saw who stood with us
Thousands gathered for a vigil to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. (Photo by Julie Paris)
Israel at warJewish community gathers to remember Oct. 7
By David Rullo
Pro-Israel counter protests, some wearing Israeli and American flags squared off against anti-Israel protestors on the lawn of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum lawn. (Photo by David Rullo)
October 10, 2024, 4:08 pm
Pro-Israel group squares off against anti-Israel protesters in dueling rallies
“We’re here to stand up while they’re standing for genocide.”
By David Rullo
October 9, 2024, 10:03 am
Chronicle poll question
Have you felt supported by our local politicians since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel?
A partial list of the victims of Hamas' terrorist attack on Oct. 7 taken from a vigil held outside of the JCC. (Photo by David Rullo)
October 9, 2024, 9:37 am
On Oct. 7, we saw who stood with us
We applaud the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Julie Paris, Rep. Dan Frankel, Rabbi Aaron Meyer and others who have publicly condemned the Lee/Gainey/Innamorato statement.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, places a rock on the gravestone of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson as Ben Shapiro watches at Ohel Chabad Lubavitch on October 7, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
October 8, 2024, 7:49 pm
Trump visits Queens gravesite of Chabad rabbi to mark Oct. 7
The visit to the Ohel, as the grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson is known, served as a gesture to a Jewish constituency that is expected to support Trump in the election.
By Luke Tress
Thousands gathered for a vigil to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. (Photo by Julie Paris)
October 8, 2024, 2:23 pm
Jewish community gathers to remember Oct. 7
Statement put out by Ed Gainey, Sara Innamorato and Summer Lee ignites controversy
By David Rullo
Hostage families and supporters march on the first anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 onslaught to demand their loved ones’ release, near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence on Jerusalem’s Aza Road, Oct. 7, 2024. (Noam Amir/Hostages Families Forum)
October 7, 2024, 2:10 pm
Israel remembers Oct. 7 victims while grappling with ongoing nightmare
Rockets from Gaza target border region and Tel Aviv in heaviest attack in months, as 1st anniversary of earthshaking assault is marked amid widening war and continuing hostage crisis
By Emanuel Fabian, Jessica Steinberg and TOI Staff
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin lights up with the Israeli flag in solidarity after a multi-front Hamas attack, Oct. 7, 2023. (Chancellor Olaf Scholz on X, via The Times of Israel)
September 30, 2024, 1:56 pm
Hope is not irrational
At a time like this, are words of hope simply naïve utterances that are in fact wholly lacking in substance? The answer to this question is no.
By Rabbi Danny Schiff
Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, left, is joined by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn on Sept. 29. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 30, 2024, 12:23 pm
Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Adam Schiff address Israel and rising antisemitism during Pittsburgh visit
In final weeks of election season, attention called to U.S.-Israel relations, attacks on Jewish students and need to preserve democracy
By Adam Reinherz
Montage of photos of all the murdered Nova festival participants (Photo by DaringDonna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 26, 2024, 3:46 pm
Chronicle poetry contest winners
Winners are Tim Miller, Carolyn Kapner and Joan Wagman
Moriah Azulay and Or Barak visit Upper Saint Clair on Sept. 24. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 26, 2024, 2:39 pm
Chabad of South Hills welcomes young Israelis for evening of bridge building and support
'Terrorism seeks to sow chaos and devastation across the world, and it’s our collective duty to stand against it'
By Adam Reinherz
Cloaked in Israeli flags, students showed support for Israel on Oct. 9, 2023, in Oakland. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 26, 2024, 2:21 pm
Community marking Oct. 7 with gatherings, demonstrations and prayer
Organizers creating spaces for people to 'come together in reflection and remembrance'
By Adam Reinherz
Ruben Goldschmidt, Leo Warner-Fricke, U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, Magill Blache-Cohen, Audrey Valen and Head of School Casey Weiss on Sep. 13. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 17, 2024, 12:36 pm
CDS visit gives elected officials insight into Jewish education and communal values
'This community seems to understand what it's building and why it's building it,' says U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten
By Adam Reinherz
Itzhak Perlman performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra at the de Jong Concert Hall on BYU's Campus. Photo by Jaren Wilkey/BYU courtesy of Markowitz Communications
September 16, 2024, 12:12 pm
Itzhak Perlman, coming to Pittsburgh Sept. 21, plays amid the world’s noise
In the artist’s mind, this moment calls for music. So, like he’s done for decades, Perlman will continue playing
By Adam Reinherz
Jonathan Conricus addresses the more than 300 people at StandWithUs’ inaugural Pittsburgh Community Reception. (Photo by VanDyke Photography)
September 16, 2024, 11:15 am
Former IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus in town for StandWithUs reception
"We are dealing with terrorists that believe that Jews do not have a right to exist in this land that we call Israel."
By David Rullo
Roy Yesharim and Ohad Seelenfreund embrace on Sept. 9 at Hillel JUC. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
September 12, 2024, 11:14 am
Two survivors of Nova festival tell Pitt students to focus on healing, love
'If we keep looking for the good we’ll find it'
By Adam Reinherz
Load More