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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
Rabbi Solomon Michael Neches hired local printer Joseph Selig Glick to publish his first book, a collection of sermons titled Shemen Turak. (Photo courtesy of the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives)
May 10, 2018, 2:22 pm
A meeting of Jewish minds in WWI-era Pittsburgh
A collection of sermons published by the first rabbi of B'nai Israel in East Liberty and a local printer offers a peak into local Jewish history.
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
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
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