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Location
Pittsburgh, PA is in the SouthWest corner of the state of Pennsylvania.
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Background Information
Pittsburgh is situated at the headwaters of the Ohio river formed by
the joining of the Allegheny
and Monogehela
rivers. This location forms a triangle often called "The
Golden Triangle", and more informally, "The
Point".
The point once held a fort originally built by the French and named
Fort Duquesne, it was later captured by the English, and renamed Fort Pitt.
The name Pittsburgh is derived from Fort
Pitt. Today all that is left of the original fort is a single
building known as "The
Block House".
In the days of the Western Colonization of the United States, Pittsburgh
was referred to as the "Gateway to the West".
In the days of the Industrial revolution Pittsburgh was referred to
as the "Steel City" due to its preponderance of Steel manufacturing plants.
The city had a reputation for being a filthy place due to the large amount
of soot in the air and pollutants in the water, mostly due to waste products
of Steel production.
Pittsburgh was at one time famous for having the very first movie house
in the United States. The Nickelodeon
Theatre on Smithfield Ave, opened in 1905.
In the late 1970's - 1980's much of the Steel production
became uneconomical (mostly due to foreign competition), and the bulk of
the Steel plants were shut down. The city began a program of environmental,
economic, and cultural revitalization, and referred to itself as the "Renaissance
city".
Today the air is clean, the rivers are blue green, and a large number
of new skyscrapers have been built in the downtown area. Pittsburgh is
becoming a center for technology boasting some great learning centers such
as Carnegie-Mellon University, The University of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne
University, among many others.
Pittsburgh has a large Polish population. This may account for
the most common reason that Polish and Galician Jews emigrated to Pittsburgh.
Major Jewish emigrations occurred after after the resumption of the Russian
Pogroms (in 1881), after WWI. (early 1920s), and after WW II.
Jewish History of Pittsburgh
Synagogues of Pittsburgh
Orthodox
(index)
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Adath Jeshurun (aka the Marguerite St. synagogue),
3817 Northern Pike, Monroeville
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Beth Hamedrash Hagadol - Beth
Jacob, 1230 Colwell St. 15219
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B'nai Emunoch, Squirrel Hill, 4315 Murray Ave. 15217
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Bohani Yisrael, Squirrel Hill, 6404 Forbes Ave, 15217
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Beth Abraham, Squirrel Hill, 2715 Murray Ave. #214, 15217,
(412) 521-0101
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Chofetz
Chaim Congregation, Squirrel Hill, 1931 - 1973
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Gemilas Chesed, McKeesport, 1400 Summitt St.
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Kether Torah, Squirrel Hill, 5706 Bartlett St. 15217
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Kollel Jewish Learning Center, Squirrel Hill, 5808 Beacon St.,
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Lubavitch Center, (Hasidic Lubavitch), 2100 Wightman St
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Machzikei Hadas (aka the Galitzianer synagogue), Millvale,.
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Poale Zedeck, Squirrel Hill, Shady
& Phillips 15217
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Shaare Zedeck, Squirrel
Hill, 5831 Bartlett Street 15217
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Share Torah,
Squirrel Hill, 2319 Murray Ave., 15217, (picture)
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Talmud Torah, South Side, Sarah St (between 19th & 20th), (Now
a house)
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Torath Chaim, 327 N. Negley Ave., 15206
Conservative (index)
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Congregation Beth Shalom,
Squirrel Hill, 5915 Beacon St. 15217
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B'nai Israel,
327 North Negley Ave.,
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B'nai Zion, East End, 6404 Forbes Ave.
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Parkway Jewish Center, 300 Princeton Dr. 15235
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Tree of Life, Squirrel Hill, Wilkins & Shady 15217
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Oher Chodesh, Squirrel Hill, 1700 Beachwood Blvd. 15217
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Beth El, Mt Lebanon
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Achavath Achim, Carnegie
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Adat Shalom, Cheswick, 368 Guys
Run Rd
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New Light Congregation,
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Beth Israel Center, Pleasant Hills, 118 Gill Hall Rd,
Reform (index)
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Temple Sinai, Squirrel
Hill, 5505 Forbes Ave.
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Temple Emanuel, Mt.
Lebanon, 1250 Bower Hill Rd. Alternate
website,
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Temple Ohav Shalom,
Allison Park (North Hills), 8400 Thompson Run Road
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Temple David, Monroeville,
4415 Northern Pike
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Rodef Shalom, Oakland, 4905 Fifth Ave., old
picture, Rodef
Shalom website,
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Temple Bna'i Israel, McKeesport, 536 Shaw Ave.
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Temple Beth-Am, Monesson , 1000 Watkins St.
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Congregation Emanu-El Israel, Greensburg, 222 N. Main St.
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Temple Hadar Israel, New Castle, 403 E. Moody Ave.
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Temple Israel, Uniontown, 406 W. Main St.
Other
Uncertain
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Tree of Life Sefardic Congregation, White Oak, 2025 Cypress St.
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B'nai Abraham, Butler, 519 N. Main St.
Search
for more yourself
Jewish Communities of Pittsburgh (past
and present)
Some Famous Jewish Pittsburghers
- Otto Stern, Nobel prizewinner, Physics;
- Alexander Silverman, glass chemist;
- Joseph Slepian, electrical engineer;
- George S. Kaufman, dramatist;
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Jonas
Salk, discoverer of the polio vaccine;
- Solomon B. Freehof, rabbi;
- Samuel Rosenberg, artist;
- William Steinberg, conductor;
- Immanuel Estermann, physicist;
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Gertrude
Stein, Author;
- Jeff Goldblum, actor;
- Herb Simon, Economist, Nobel Laureate;
- Mark Perlman, Economist, Chairman of Dept. of Economics at Univ of Pittsburgh;
Jewish Resources in Pittsburgh
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The Jewish Chronicle,
Pittsburgh's Jewish Newspaper
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Jewish Family and Children's Service
of Pittsburgh,
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Jewish Women's Center,
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Jewish Oral History Project, National Council of Jewish Women,
Pittsburgh Section,
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Solomon
Schechter School,
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Yeshiva
Schools,
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Pittsburgh Hillel Jewish University Center,
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United Jewish
Federation of Pittsburgh, 2400 McKee Pl. 15213
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Young Judea of Western Pennsylvania,
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Young Israel of Pittsburgh,
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Hillman
Library: Jewish Studies Collection,
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Jewish Genealogical Society
of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania,
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Benzion Hibel Graphic Arts
& Books, 5838 Douglas St. 15217, 412-421-9851
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Rauh Jewish Archives, within the Senator John Heinz History Center
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The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspapers Project
Jewish Cemeteries in Pittsburgh
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Jewish Virtual Cemeteries,
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IAJGS cemetery Project,
Pennsylvania, (Great Index!)
(scroll down to Pittsburgh),
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Pittsburgh Jewish Burial Association, 412-553-6469
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Adath Israel, (Shaler Twp)
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Adath Jeshurun, 4779 Roland Road, Allison Park, PA 15101
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Achavath Achim, (1) Forest Hills / (2) Kennedy Twp / (3) McKees Rocks
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Agudath Achim, (1) Forest Hills / (2) Hampton Twp / (3) Morris Flam 412-846-5363
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Anshe Lubovitz, Wible Run Rd., Shaler Twp
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Anshe Sfard, Versailles Boro
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Ben Almon,
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Beth Abraham/Shaare Torah, Sheraden, PA
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Beth Shalom, Shaler, 1501 Anderson Rd, 15209, (412)
486-1997
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Beth-El, (see Mt. Lebanon Cemetery),
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Beth Hamidr Hagodol,
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Beth Israel Cemetery: (Mckees Rocks)
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Beth Jacob Cemetery: (1) Duquesne / (2) McKees Rocks / (3) New Kensington
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Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Cemetery: (Mckees Rocks) Samuel Goldstein
412-471- 5373;
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B'nai Emunoh Cemetery: (Wildwood)
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B'nail Israel, (1) Greensburg/ (2) Hempfield Twp/ (3) McKeesport/
(4) Penn Twp
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Cheseth Israel, Hoffman Rd, Reserve Twp
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Gemelis Chesed, McKeesport
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New Gemelis Chesed Ceetery, Irwin Chinn 412-678-2725
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Hebrew Burial Cemetary, Milvale, established 1853, Sol Michael
412-437-8564
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Homestead Hebrew Cemetery, W. Mifflin
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Kether Torah Cemetery, Reserve
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Machzikei Hadas, Millvale (Revere Twp)
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Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, (Temple Emanuel & Beth El)
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Mt. Royal cemetery
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New Light Cemetery
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Ohav Shalom Cemetery (1) Donora/ (2) Shaler Twp
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Ohav Zedeck Cemetery, Churchill, Wilkins Twp
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Poale Zedick, (1) Meridian Rd., Etna / (2) Foust St, Sheraden
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Pliskover Cemetery, Joe Roth 42-621-3138 or Irwin Weiner 412-373-8900
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Podolier Cemetery, Reserve Twp
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Rodef Shalom Cemetery, Johnstown, PA 814-536-0647
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Shaare Zedeck, Al Goppman 412-361-0130
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Sons of Israel, Rankin, Forest Hills,
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Temple Beth Am Cemetery
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Temple Emanuel, Greensburg
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Temple Israel Memorial Park, Neshannock Twp
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Temple Sinai Memorial Park, Neshannock Twp
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Tiphereth Israel Cemetery, Shaler
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Torath Chaim, Wickline Rd, Gibsonia (Hampton Twp)
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Tree of Life Memorial Park, Reiss Run Rd,
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Tree of Life (Sharpsburg)
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Westview Cemetery (Rodef Shalom), 4720 Perrysville Rd, Rt 19 N, Westview,
PA
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Zion Cemetery, 771 Frank St, 15227, (412) 881-2333
Jewish Genealogy Resources in Pittsburgh
Jewish
Genealogical Society of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
Maps
Pictures
a photographic history
of Pittsburgh,
a nice page with lots of photos of Pittsburgh,
The 1935 Congregation Keser Torah Silver Anniversary
The 1917 Pittsburgh Jewish Community Book
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