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Upper Burrell teen to display Holocaust education project at Tri-City Historical Society
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (508+ words) When Burrell High School senior Lily Sassani wanted to bring light to little-known stories about Girl Scouts" role in society during the Holocaust, she turned to history books. After two years of research, writing and interviews, she shaped her findings…...
Homeland Security investigates whether Greg Bovino made disparaging comments about Jewish faith
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (437+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether Gregory Bovino, the one-time architect of President Donald Trump's large-scale immigration crackdown, made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith of the U.S. attorney for Minnesota. "Following a letter from…...
Bethel Park teacher continues deep delve into Holocaust education
1+ week, 1+ day ago (711+ words) Among them is Terez'n, a small Czech Republic town about 50 miles north of the capital city, Prague, and once was home to the Theresienstadt Ghetto, a Nazi transit hub for deporting Jewish people to concentration camps and killing centers. "That…...
Christine Flowers: Antisemitism again, this time from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission
2+ week, 4+ day ago (776+ words) I thought I could abandon the topic of antisemitism for a few weeks. There was Pam Bondi to ridicule, ICE raids to criticize and an idiotic Super Bowl halftime show performed in Spanish by a guy who didn't want us…...
Hundreds attend Ash Wednesday services in Greensburg
2+ week, 6+ day ago (133+ words) Students from Aquinas Academy, an elementary school adjacent to Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, were among hundreds of people to visit the cathedral for Ash Wednesday services. Students from Aquinas Academy, an elementary school adjacent to Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in…...
Local teachers benefit from Seton Hill program on Holocaust, genocide education
3+ week, 4+ day ago (655+ words) For Leticia Fournier, the religious affiliation of Christ the Divine Teacher School in Latrobe makes education on the Holocaust even more important. Fournier has taught the school's Holocaust studies course for eight years. First launched in 2004, the class was a…...
No ham, no hassle: Chinese buffet, Jewish-run bookstore give Christmas a different spin
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (767+ words) Greg Schmitt didn't need a ham dinner with green beans and scalloped potatoes to celebrate Christmas with his family Thursday. Instead, the Tarentum man traded in the traditional holiday spread for a plateful of piping-hot General Tso's chicken at a…...
Editorial: Against the dark of violence, candles provide light
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (415+ words) There are certain places in the world that will forever be associated with stunning acts of violence. On Sunday, another pin was placed in that map. At least 15 people were killed when gunfire ripped across Australia's Bondi Beach, where people…...
Mass shooting at Jewish event on Bondi Beach follows rising antisemitism in Australia
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (601+ words) TEL AVIV, Israel " At least 11 people were killed Sunday in an attack on a Hannukah celebration at a popular Sydney beach and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was quick to call it an act of antisemitic terrorism. Antisemitism has been…...
Faith leaders condemn Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an Auschwitz sign
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (517+ words) Jewish and Catholic faith leaders condemned a Halloween parade float that carried a replica of the gate to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz as the designer behind it apologized, saying he made it "with no ill intent." The replica…...