Lectures

Empowering Voices: Engaging Individuals with Disabilities in Policy and Advocacy

Monday, July 29 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
East Liberty Library
130 E. Whitfield St
Pittsbugh, PA 15206 United States

Individuals with disabilities are more directly affected by policies and legislation than the general population. Unfortunately, few individuals with disabilities or their families have the opportunity to work with leaders and policy makers. This session will explore ways to work with change makers, discuss opportunities, and learn about an advocacy training program that has supported […]

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ZOA Kandy Ehrenwerth Memorial Lecture

Monday, August 21, 2023 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Beth Shalom Social Hall
5915 Beacon Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

“Christian Senators & Representatives are Israel’s Best Allies. False impressions and the Future.” Presented by Dan Pollak, ZOA’s Director of Legislative Affairs in D.C. RSVP to pittsburgh@zoa.org.

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Kaufmann’s: From Peddlers to Prosperity

Thursday, November 3, 2022 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Rodef Shalom Congregation
4905 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 United States

Join Rodef Shalom Congregation’s Archivist Martha L. Berg in a conversation with Marylynne Pitz and Laura Malt Schneiderman of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette about their new book on the family behind the famed Kaufmann’s department store.

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Biblical Scholar and Author Avivah Gottleib Zornberg Makes First Pittsburgh Visit to Present Three-Part Series

Tuesday, September 17 @ 5:42 AM EDT

Biblical scholar and author Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, Ph.D., will visit Pittsburgh for the first time in June and will present three lectures on significant Jewish topics. The Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and three synagogues will co-sponsor the lectures. Each lecture will be on a different date and at a […]

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