Marvels of Judaism
The Joseph ibn Shoshan Synagogue, Toledo, Spain (ca. 1180), is a “rare and extraordinary example of a five-aisled synagogue,” according ...
Tag: Pennsylvania
Mass murder at the shul in Squirrel Hill
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER When asked to review Mark Oppenheimer’s book about the killings at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, ...
In a possible sign of what’s to come, this JCC has already laid off 176 people because of the coronavirus
By BEN SALES (JTA) — On Day 1 of the state-mandated shutdown in Pennsylvania, Amy Krulik tried to strike an ...
Sen. Arlen Specter, 'devoted public servant,' dies at 82
Specter remembered as an iconoclast who enjoyed going toe to toe with tyrants By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — During ...
Jonathan Perlman returns to Steel Town
Rabbi takes new pulpit, hopes to find job as a hospital chaplain in his native Pittsburgh By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Rabbi ...
