Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah Commemoration

2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Monday, May 6 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Campbell Memorial Chapel
Chapel Hill Road
Pittsburgh, 15232 United States

Annual program commemorating the victims of the Shoah, and honoring survivors and their families, with readings, music, and candle lightings. This program will be in-person, as well as live-streamed. RSVP for in-person attendance here. RSVP for virtual attendance here. A link to the livestream will be provided to registrants closer to the event. A recording of the program in its entirety […]

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The Beauty That Still Remains

Sunday, April 16, 2023 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Congregation Beth Shalom
5915 Beacon Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

The Pittsburgh Girls Choir and Congregation Beth Shalom’s Derekh program proudly present a concert of hope and reflection through song in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day. PGC Chamber Choir will sing Linda Tutas Haugen’s powerful piece, Anne Frank: A Living Voice, featuring words directly from Anne Frank’s immortal diary. Rounding out the evening’s program in […]

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Chag Sameach

Friday, April 26 @ 11:16 PM EDT

We are still in the midst of the holiday of Passover, celebrating the freedom of the Jewish people.  I write to you today about a program taking place next Thursday that commemorates one of the most tragic chapters in Jewish history – the Shoah (the Holocaust). Yom HaShoah will be commemorated on Thursday, May 5th at 7 pm […]

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Honoring Holocaust Victims, Fallen Soldiers, Israeli Independence, and So Much More

Friday, April 26 @ 11:16 PM EDT

Passover ends and immediately the activity in the Jewish community starts to move at a frantic pace.  The number of events, programs and meetings is beyond belief and is a testament to the kind of engaged and interested community we have. I would only mention one such event from this past week, the Yom Hashoah […]

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