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Jewish voices continue to ring out from the battleground state of Pennsylvania
November 24, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
Home to as many as 450,000 Jews, in many ways it is similar to Michigan, Wisconsin and even Georgia when it comes to the politics that led to it being so contested this election season.
No state loomed...
Jimmy Weldon, a liberator of Buchenwald, has a lot to say on life
November 19, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
The 97-year-old speaks about his career, his wife, how to fend off naysayers and about the imprint that Holocaust survivors have had on his psyche and his service for others.
Jimmy Weldon, 97, is a voice actor and...
Facing aging and COVID, Jewish veterans stay the course, as they did during wartime
November 19, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
David Hymes, 103, of Chicago, a veteran of World War II, retired public accountant and former national commander of the Jewish War Veterans, offers his “old geezer” advice: “Live right, eat a balanced...
Pre-election perspectives from Pittsburgh
November 4, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Spectator
On the eve of the 2020 election, as President Trump and former VP Joe Biden are neck-in-neck, Pennsylvania is emerging as the most significant state. Pollsters and pundits predict that, as this crucial swing...
Honoring the two-year commemoration of Tree of Life shooting by building communal bridges
October 24, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers has led a movement to discourage vitriolic, menacing speech online—what he terms “H speech”—that he views as having been a contributing factor in the atrocity.
Rabbi...
Tree of Life survivor: ‘There is so much goodness in the world, and we need to embrace it’
October 24, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
Andrea Wedner, who lost her mother in the 2018 shooting, focuses on the future and what she can do to help heal the Pittsburgh Jewish community.
Two years ago, Andrea Wedner was attending Shabbat-morning...
Reflections of a Survivor on Second Anniversary of Tree of Life Shooting
October 4, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
Pittsburgh resident Judah Samet lived through the Holocaust and the assault on his synagogue, the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.
Judah Samet has been on the front lines of history...
As race for coronavirus vaccine intensifies, Americans think back to Salk
August 21, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
Peter Salk, son of Dr. Jonas Salk and an infectious-disease expert, believes his father’s legacy can guide modern medicine as it pertains to COVID-19.
Each year in the 1940s and ’50s, more than 15,000...
COVID-19 and the Jewish elderly: Report from Miami, Pittsburgh and New York
July 18, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
As America’s battle with the novel coronavirus has raged America’s Jewish community has suffered its share of losses, particularly early on when COVID-19 swept through the boroughs of New York City and...
Battling rare illness, journalist forges ahead with musical tribute to Jewish moms
June 17, 2020
by Heather Robinson
From The Jewish News Syndicate
“Artists are free to perform what they want, but the themes are love, healing and mothers,” said Alan Zeitlin.
Sometimes, even the most adult person just wishes their mom could make it stop...