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I enter the coffee shop and scan the room looking for Ari. I finally spot him comfortable on a couch, heavily engaged in conversation with an older man who seems to be important to him. I cannot he...
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Sep 29, 2011 | 0 | 9 |
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Congratulations! We have all made it to the first Shabbat of 5772. For the past week (or more) we have been wishing each other, “L’shana tova tikateyvu,” (may you be inscribed for a good year). Now...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 | 19 |
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Congregation Beth Shalom will host a festival this week showcasing more than 1,500 works of Israeli art, including original oil and watercolor paintings, lithographs, etchings and woodcuts, at the ...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 | 15 |
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Today’s brisket recipes don’t look much like those from the 1900s. Looking back at Jewish Pittsburgh’s contributions, one thing is clear: brisket was pretty dull and most likely didn’t get the kind...
Sep 18, 2011 | 0 | 25 |
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What happens when a nice Jewish boy, with a good head for business, develops a penchant for breakdancing? Just ask Pittsburgh native Barry Rabkin, who has been street dancing since he was 14 years ...
Sep 06, 2011 | 1 | 29 |
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Odds are the Ephrussi — to use the author’s charming plural — were the richest Jewish family of which you’ve never heard.
Author Edmund de Waal, son of an Anglican priest, is a successful British c...
Sep 04, 2011 | 0 | 31 |
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“The Bread Givers,” by Anzia Yezierska, published in 1925, was part of the first wave of Jewish immigrant literature. Like Sara Smolinsky, the main character in this semi-autobiographical novel, t...
Aug 21, 2011 | 0 | 23 |
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Stanley B. Hoss was one of western Pennsylvania’s most notorious criminals, but if you are under the age of 50 there’s a pretty good chance you never heard of him.
In “Born to Lose,” former Pennsyl...
Aug 19, 2011 | 0 | 21 |
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At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Jewish family loyalties mirrored what occurred throughout the United States where brother fought against brother. Jews also found themselves on opposite si...
Aug 12, 2011 | 0 | 26 |
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Americans who know anything about baseball likely know that Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in the major leagues.
And it’s no secret that for decades before Robinson’s 1947 debut wi...
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Five young adults transitioning out of foster care have formed a hip-hop group, created a CD of original songs, and will be performing this weekend at the August Wilson Center.
The singers are grad...
