tikkun olam
Stan Polovets (right) cofounder of the Genesis Prize, with some of the 2024 awardees, the parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Rachel Goldberg (center) and Jon Polin (left), for their activism on the hostages held in Gaza.
February 28, 2024, 4:31 pm
Groups working to support Israeli hostages and their families awarded 2024 ‘Jewish Nobel’
The $1 million prize is aimed toward supporting medical and psychological treatment for former hostages and hostages' families.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Shari Woldenberg (Photo by Toby Tabachnick)
January 19, 2024, 12:48 pm
A ‘second chance at life’: Bone marrow recipient organizes drive at Beth Shalom
Blood drive and bone marrow registry to be held Jan. 28
By Toby Tabachnick
January 17, 2024, 3:41 pm
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle 2023 Volunteers of the Year
Their stories are inspirational
Nicole Iole helps a JFCS client with his new iPad (Photo courtesy of JFCS)
December 23, 2023, 7:15 pm
JFCS brings holiday cheer to vulnerable residents
Part of the gift drive’s aim is to recognize that injured, elderly or disabled people who are deemed incompetent by the state have needs and desires beyond simply necessities.
By Emma Riva
The Violins of Hope, a rare collection of restored violins from the Holocaust, will be displayed and played at venues throughout Greater Pittsburgh this fall. (Photo courtesy of Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh)
July 14, 2023, 9:56 am
Violins of Hope collecting used instruments
"These once cherished instruments can lift the spirits of one young person and enhance the trajectory of their life."
By Toby Tabachnick
Natan Sharansky, the Genesis Prize cofounder and board member, visits with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelesnky in Kyiv in October 2022. (Courtesy Genesis Prize Foundation)
January 18, 2023, 1:04 pm
This year’s ‘Jewish Nobel’ goes to Jewish activists supporting Ukraine
Recognizing the extraordinary nature of events, the selection committee "decided to depart from the usual custom of awarding the prize to a single Jewish individual."
By Philissa Cramer
Sam Bankman-Fried testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2021 (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
December 1, 2022, 12:43 pm
Will the Bankman-Fried scandal stop congregations from joining ‘effective altruism’ movement
Bankman-Fried has suggested that his embrace of E.A. was insincere, a tactic to bolster his reputation.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
November 23, 2022, 12:03 pm
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle 2022 Volunteers of the Year
Their stories are inspirational
Jewish funders from around the world were happy to gather again in person at the 2022 JFN International Conference (Photo courtesy of Jewish Funders Network)
March 29, 2022, 11:37 am
Philanthropists share ideas, concerns at Jewish Funders Network conference
The Jewish world faces a host of challenges. These changemakers are ready to tackle them.
By Toby Tabachnick
Barbara Cook (left) arrives at Warsaw airport with 20 pieces of luggage. (Courtesy of Beit Polska)
March 18, 2022, 10:25 am
53 suitcases and a ticket to Warsaw: One woman’s Ukraine relief effort
The daughter of Holocaust survivors gathered donations of clothing, toiletries and suitcases from her friends and colleagues and headed to a synagogue in Warsaw to help those starting life from scratch.
By Rob Eshman
Stephanie Shropshire and her son Lev (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Shropshire)
September 24, 2021, 12:26 pm
‘Our little mitzvah’: Local mom donates vast quantities of breast milk
“Milk banks are so vitally important to maximize the health outcomes of our most vulnerable patients. We want all moms who have more milk than their babies need to know about us.”
By Justin Vellucci
Volunteers build Sunny's Community Garden on Earth Day (Photo by Stanley Klein)
April 26, 2021, 9:48 am
Sunny’s Community Garden to provide fresh food in the Hill
“It’s not a typical garden,” Welch said. “We are going to grow and anybody can come and take.”
By Justin Vellucci
Alicia Danenberg (Photo provided by Alicia Danenberg)
April 12, 2021, 10:48 am
Local teacher keeps world ‘spinning’ during COVID
When COVID shut down the gym where Alicia Danenberg was a spin teacher, she started an online class from her basement. Some of her proceeds are donated to charity.
By Justin Vellucci
(Photo from Flash90)
June 19, 2019, 10:11 am
Synagogues and tikkun olam
By Lee Feldman
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