Pennsylvania
A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region
Mahanoy City’s first Jewish congregation dates back to 1888, having laid the cornerstone for the former Beth Israel Synagogue in 1923.
‘Don’t be a wimp’: Josh Shapiro, Philly DA Larry Krasner spar over ICE-Nazi comparisons
Wharton School hosts a new bid to rebuild trust in polarized societies
Josh Shapiro’s new memoir puts his Jewish identity at the center of his political vision
What I told my children when our synagogue was graffitied with a swastika
Swastika vandalism shocks PA synagogue community, sparking reflection on antisemitism and support for Israel.
More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Pennsylvania Capitol - report
All protesters were ordered by officers to disperse before being taken into custody, and many protestors wore shirts saying "divest from genocide."
UPenn professors embark on high-level faculty solidarity mission to Israel
‘We sought to bear comfort to our brothers and sisters in Israel and to more fully absorb the depth of this trauma’
John Fetterman: Hamas must go, I would be 'last man standing' for Israel
As an advocate of healthcare as a right and criminal justice reform, Fetterman says "I would be the last man standing to be absolutely there on the Israeli side on this with no conditions.
JFNA's Julie Platt to serve as Penn interim chair amid antisemitism probe
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill and previous chair Scott Bok resigned after facing criticism over their handling of antisemitism issues.
WATCH: Senator John Fetterman waves Israeli flag in front of pro-Palestinian protesters
Some of the demonstrators protesting against Israel were arrested at the scene.
Pennsylvania mummy 'Stoneman Willie' to receive proper burial after 128 years
In 1895, a Pennsylvania mortician accidentally mummified an unidentified alcoholic from the local jail. More than a century later, Reading, PA's 'friend Willie' is finally being laid to rest.
Jewish orgs bashing UPenn’s ‘Palestine Writes’ fest split on response
Jewish organizational responses have ranged from a call on the university to condemn the conference to a demand that the university shut the conference down or face legal consequences.
Israeli-American sisters vanish in suspected kidnapping by mother
After arriving in Israel in order to bring the girls back to the US, the father discovered that his daughters had vanished without a trace.
Cold case solved: Retired US pastor charged with 1975 murder, kidnapping of young girl
The accused was a pastor at Trinity Christian Reformed Church where the Bible camp was held, and he was the one who reported her disappearance to the police.
