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Leonard Cohen ready to go out on tour, circa late 2000s. (Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures, via Cohen estate)
June 25, 2022, 9:42 pm
New Leonard Cohen documentary focuses on his faith, his career and ‘Hallelujah’
A fresh look at an iconic career
By Ethan Beck
Messages of support at World Refugee Day (Photo courtesy of JFCS)
June 22, 2022, 2:36 pm
Pittsburghers celebrate World Refugee Day
Dozens of performers and speakers shared the importance of accepting refugees into Pittsburgh’s communities. There was also lots of dancing, food and arts and crafts.
By Ethan Beck
About 40 people gathered to celebrate their Brownsville roots on June 19 (Photo by Ethan Beck)
June 21, 2022, 2:12 pm
Brownsville Jewish community reunites to celebrate 115th anniversary of Temple Ohave Israel
“The period of time for Brownsville Jews came and went. But what we can do is revive the memory." — Eric Lidji
By Ethan Beck
(Image by Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke)
June 18, 2022, 10:00 pm
How Pittsburgh’s congregations are working to include nonbinary Jews
“You are who you are. Who you are is the way God made you. How can we reject that?” — Rabbi Yaier Lehrer
By Ethan Beck
Anita Radin and her Ironman Triathlon mural (Photo courtesy of Anita Radin)
June 17, 2022, 1:10 pm
Getting to know: Anita Radin
From murals to woodwork, Radin’s art can be seen throughout the Pittsburgh area.
By Ethan Beck
Bruce Springsteen performs onstage during the “Stand Up for Heroes” special at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Nov. 5, 2014. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton/Released via Wikimedia)
June 10, 2022, 4:52 pm
The quintessential Jewishness of Bruce Springsteen
“He wrestles with things. He tries to make sense of things. He uses his art to try and help others in a way that most musicians don’t.”
By Ethan Beck
David Shiffman at the Pittsburgh Zoo (Photo courtesy of David Shiffman)
June 8, 2022, 8:47 pm
Mt. Lebanon’s David Shiffman comes full circle with ‘Why Sharks Matter’
New book argues that our cultural understanding of sharks is, at best, misinformed.
By Ethan Beck
The Manor Theatre today (Photo by Ethan Beck)
June 3, 2022, 5:06 pm
The Manor Theatre turns 100 — with plenty of Jewish history
While The Manor continues to attract scores of Pittsburgh’s Jewish film fans, many might not know the theater’s Jewish history is so storied that it dates to cinema’s silent era.
By Ethan Beck
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