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WEBSen. Bob Casey and Rep. Adam Schiff address Israel and rising antisemitism during Pittsburgh visit. By Adam Reinherz. In final weeks of election season, attention called to U.S.-Israel relations, attacks on Jewish students and need to preserve democracy. Mental Health Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visits Squirrel Hill: Spotlight on teen mental health ...
Beyond ‘Bubbie,’ Jewish grandparent names get a reboot
WEBJun 7, 2018 · Barry Asman settled on “Z” as his grandpa name because it is the sound that begins the word “zayde,” but is “very contemporary,” his wife said. Malori and Barry Asman chose to go by “Bibi” and “Z” instead of the traditional “Bubbie” and “Zayde.” (Photo courtesy of Erin Herman) Betty Jo Hirschfield Louik also eschewed ...
Heroes of the Haganah: These three soldiers left Pittsburgh to …
WEBApr 27, 2018 · Art Jaffe never thought of himself as a soldier, but as a patriot, recalled his son, Joel. Jaffe, who grew up in Butler, Pa., and moved to Pittsburgh in his later years, served as an intelligence officer in World War II, was on the shores on Normandy on D-Day, and was one of only a few soldiers to survive all six campaigns in France.
A juror called him ‘one of those New York Jews.’ His 1983 …
WEBApr 6, 2022 · Now, Jacobson’s quest has been answered. A Massachusetts district attorney is set to announce Tuesday that Jacobson, who is Jewish, was wrongfully convicted by a jury whose forelady reportedly referred to him as “one of those New York Jews who think they can come up here and get away with anything.”
Novelist A.B. Yehoshua, dissector and lover of Israel and the Jews ...
WEBJun 16, 2022 · Israeli novelist A.B. Yehoshua speaks after receiving an honorary degree at the University of Palermo, Sept. 10, 2019. (Francesco Militello Mirto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Yael Eckstein takes the reigns of Fellowship for Christians & Jews
WEBNov 20, 2019 · Yael Eckstein takes the reigns of Fellowship for Christians & Jews. Yael opening food box with elderly woman, Nelli Barotko, glasses, white hair, headband, cane. Holding hands. It’s traumatic enough to experience the loss of a beloved parent, especially one who dies suddenly at the age of 67. But in February, soon after burying her father ...
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In its bat mitzvah year, Sefaria executive reflects on the online ...
WEBMay 18, 2023 · (JNS) It started as an online digital copy of the Hebrew Bible. Today, Sefaria has thousands of biblical and rabbinic texts, which 700,000 people access monthly, according to Sara Wolkenfeld, the nonprofit’s chief learning officer. Sefaria traces its origins back to 2011, when author Joshua Foer and Brett Lockspeiser, formerly of Google, developed its initial concept.
Jewish climate activists react to COP26
WEBNov 5, 2021 · Squirrel Hill resident and climate activist Howard Rieger said he followed COP26 while he was visiting civil rights sites in the American South. The announcements coming out of Glasgow are “crucial,” Rieger told the Chronicle. Among numerous pronouncements made at the conference was one by …
‘Shrink Next Door’ looks for breakthroughs
WEBNov 23, 2021 · Adapted from the Wondery and Bloomberg podcast of the same name by Joe Nocera and based on a true story, the series shows the 30-year relationship between psychiatrist Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf (Paul Rudd) and patient Marty Markowitz (Will Ferrell), which skirts the line between comradery and manipulation.