They came seeking jobs, determined to escape religious persecution, flee the Russians and provide a better life for their families. The influx of Ukrainian immigrants to the Pittsburgh region covers four distinct waves over the past 150 years. As Russia’s current war in Ukraine rages on, it seems possible that
United Nations’ International Holocaust Remembrance Day calls us to see the scourge of antisemitism alive in our country, Virginia Beach Rabbi Israel Zoberman writes in a guest column.
These local events, scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17, aim to honor the legacy and further the mission the civil rights leader strived for.
On Thu., Jan. 13 at 6 p.m., Jewish community service organization Repair the World Pittsburgh will host a virtual panel discussion called “Black and Jewish.