Community Relations Council
Thank You for Attending our Pittsburgh Pride March! Join the Pittsburgh Jewish Federation at Pittsburgh Pride! The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is proud to support the LGBTQ+ community in Pittsburgh, not just during Pride but every day! Our vision is a flourishing Jewish community where everyone feels included, supported and inspired! Celebrate with us […]
Join us for a conversational Q&A with Jonathan Elkhoury about interfaith relations in Israel.
Gather together for a waterway cleanup and a conversation on Judaism and environmental ethics.
Join the YAD community for dinner and discussions about identity and connections to Israel.
You’re invited to a free screening of the documentary “October 8.” Seating is limited, so register now to reserve your place!
Hear the mayoral candidates’ stances on issues that impact our community in a special back-to-back Coffee & Conversations event.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Security team invites nonprofits and faith communities to a workshop on applying for the FY26 the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) Nonprofit Security Grant Fund. This grant supports organizations serving individuals at risk of hate crimes. We’ll cover grant guidelines, security assessments, threat documentation, budgeting, narrative writing […]
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Relations Council (CRC) condemns the anti-Semitic remarks made by a member of the Gateway Board of School Directors targeting Rabbi Barbara Symons. We are appalled by the actions of Steve O’Donnell, who has since resigned from the board. On separate occasions Mr. O’Donnell mocked the rabbi’s yarmulke, declined […]
The Community Relations Council (CRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh takes serious issue with Friday’s Presidential Executive Order, which imposes a four-month suspension on the United States refugee program and bars all immigration from seven Muslim countries – Libya, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – for 90 days. The current executive […]
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Relations Council (CRC) has hired Laura Cherner for the newly created position of assistant director. Cherner’s initial responsibilities include helping the CRC on programs to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement against Israel and on the Catholic-Jewish Education Enrichment Program, which seeks to promote understanding between […]
PITTSBURGH – Two Western Pennsylvania champions of diversity — Vibrant Pittsburgh and the Urban Affairs Foundation, which is a part of the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh — have joined forces to implement this year’s Mini Grants Initiative: 2016 Civic Inclusion & Engagement Fund. This fund will promote diverse communities […]