Pittsburgh
Young Pennsylvania man arrested over alleged ISIS-inspired mass attack plot targeting synagogues
A search of Kramer’s home in 2023, when he was still a minor, uncovered a video in which he pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was the leader of ISIS at the time.
Louisiana teen rescued from box in Pittsburgh basement after online grooming
Ilan Chaim: The copy-editing conscience of the ‘Post’ - comment
Rosh Hashanah 2025: Pittsburgh's Jewish students see 'increase in Jewish joy' ahead of new year
Pittsburgh synagogue requests no death penalty for killer of their members
The president of Congregation Dor Hadash made the request of Jewish US Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter sent last week.
Anne Frank’s optimism gets a bluegrass twang in Nefesh Mountain’s new song
The song relates Frank’s observations to their daughter’s comment and ultimately urges their daughter to look for lessons in the famous Holocaust diary on her own.
Pittsburgh family restores Tree of Life's stained-glass windows
It's part of a planned renovation of parts of the Tree of Life grounds. Daniel Libeskind, an internationally known architect, is leading the project.
Israeli extradited to the US found guilty of rape
Moshe Journo, who operated a store in the Pittsburgh area, was initially arrested in 2004 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
Penn State student government adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
The vote follows an April 8 resolution by the student government to fight antisemitism on campus.
Antisemitism victims memorialized in new website by Diaspora Affairs Min.
Hundreds of Jews killed in an antisemitic attacks in the Diaspora since the end of the Holocaust will be commemorated on a new website.
A bagel and a shmear: New Yiddish course comes to Duolingo, plus free nosh
The course, which has taken five years to develop, launches on Tuesday, April 6.
Two years after shooting, Pittsburgh becomes hub for white supremacists
The city has become a symbol and pilgrimage site of a far more insidious sort: for white supremacists who see the Tree of Life gunman as an inspiration.
Tom Hanks, Billy Porter join Tree of Life's upcoming campaign
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Joanne Rogers will also be a part of the "REMEMBER. REBUILD. RENEW." campaign
JCC of Greater Pittsburgh surviving pandemic through grit, finesse
Before the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, the Pittsburgh JCC had been on a positive financial track, having just paid off all of its long-term debts with the fees from its 20,000 members.
