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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
Supporters of the Hebrew Religious Academy used this doctored photograph as a promotional image for fundraising efforts. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives)
March 8, 2018, 2:48 pm
White-out and hand lettering reveal a 1920s crisis in Jewish education
A doctored photograph of a former Jewish academy shows what Jewish education in Pittsburgh was like in the 1920s.
By Eric Lidji
Bank runs became an iconic feature of their time, a symbol of the economic uncertainty that spread all over the world. (Photo from public domain)
February 1, 2018, 10:28 am
From the archives: A bank closing — in bronze and on paper
The closing of Merchants Savings & Trust Company was part of a regional "banking panic," an iconic feature of the 1930s that symbolized the economic uncertainty of the time.
By Eric Lidji
June 22, 2012, 1:23 pm
The Avenue: A community of a thousand stories
By Eric Lidji
December 16, 2009, 4:09 pm
Have Pittsburgh donors failed Hillel JUC?
By Eric Lidji
December 10, 2009, 3:27 pm
Teacher offers Israeli history crash course through song at RMU
By Eric Lidji
December 7, 2009, 8:30 pm
NewCAJE looking for grassroots help in early days
By Eric Lidji
November 25, 2009, 5:30 pm
Community Day School students introduce a Thanksgiving program
By Eric Lidji
November 25, 2009, 5:16 pm
Concordia Club items go up for auction
By Eric Lidji
November 25, 2009, 5:03 pm
Movie details rising tide of anti-Semitism in Europe
By Eric Lidji
November 25, 2009, 4:20 pm
PAJC looking to tackle immigration reform in 2010
By Eric Lidji
November 25, 2009, 4:14 pm
Iran divestment would impact $692M in Pa. investments
By Eric Lidji
November 23, 2009, 2:25 pm
Did Jews speak about the Holocaust after the war?
By Eric Lidji
November 23, 2009, 2:25 pm
‘Myth of silence’
By Eric Lidji
November 18, 2009, 7:30 pm
After brief obstacle, Iran divestment bill moves in House
By Eric Lidji
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