We mourn for the tragic murder of eleven Jews at prayer at the Tree of Life congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. There is more to discuss in the coming weeks and months, but today instead of words we offer images. This brief collection of photos, curated from the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives, highlights the deep history of this vibrant community.
When the Young Men's Christian Association began offering wholesome recreation to soldiers in 1916, Jewish leaders were as as worried about evangelism as they were about bars and bordellos.
Please remember, contestants, to phrase your answer in the form of a question. —Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy!™ I believe with a perfect faith in the coming of the messiah, though he may tarry. —Late medieval reformulation of Maimonides’ 12th Principle of Faith, Commentary to the Mishna, Sanhedrin, Perek Helek. In the days of the Messiah, each individual will…
To live in Vienna as a Jew is also to be reminded that those who perpetrated the Shoah were defeated yet, unlike the victims, were able to resume their lives afterwards.
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