Pittsburgh

Young Pennsylvania man arrested over alleged ISIS-inspired mass attack plot targeting synagogues

A search of Kramer’s home in 2023, when he was still a minor, uncovered a video in which he pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was the leader of ISIS at the time.

 J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Building WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3: A Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation sign is displayed outside of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Police vehicles block off the road near the home of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers' home in Baldwin Baldwin borough, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 27, 2018.

Louisiana teen rescued from box in Pittsburgh basement after online grooming

Ilan Chaim.

Ilan Chaim: The copy-editing conscience of the ‘Post’ - comment

Exterior sign for University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, November 1, 2020

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Pittsburgh's Jewish students see 'increase in Jewish joy' ahead of new year


A moving collection of essays on the Tree of Life terror attack

Two years after the attack, 23 members of the community explore different facets of the attack and the aftermath.


White supremacist who called for violence against Pittsburgh Jews released

Hardy Lloyd, who has served repeated stints in prison, is a well known extremist in the Pittsburgh area.

The facade of the Tree of Life synagogue, where a mass shooting occurred last Saturday, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018

Pittsburgh Jews urged to be vigilant as neo-Nazi released into community

Hardy Lloyd was sentenced to two years for inciting violence against Jews last year, but has now been released.

A neo Nazi attends a rally in Budapest October 23, 2009. The words, the motto of the S.S., read "my honor is my loyalty"

Youth more affected by coronavirus than elderly in Jewish community study

Seniors reported to have had less stress at the hand of mental health decline caused by social isolation than youth, in addition to more financial ease.

People wearing protective face masks use a smartphone on a street amid coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns

Coronavirus vaccine candidate can be applied like band-aid

Chemically, the vaccine works the same way as flu shots. The vaccine includes lab-made pieces of the virus in order to build the body's immunity.

Johnson & Johnson band-aids sit on a shelf at the Rock Canyon Pharmacy, in Provo, Utah on May 9, 2019.

Arrivals: Drs. Joel, 69 and Tova Weinberg, 66

From Pittsburgh to Jerusalem, 2019.

Arrivals, Weinbergs

Families of Pittsburgh synagogue victims to get $3 million from fund

The distributions were based on the recommendations of an independent committee convened by the federation that delivered its report in February.

Governor Wolf Joins Pittsburgh in Mourning After Tragic Shooting in the Tree of Life Synagogue

Pittsburgh Jewish federation provides emergency kits for Jewish classrooms

The Go Bags, as they are called, include first-aid supplies, as well as equipment such as flashlights, hammers, whistles, phone chargers, zip ties and tape to secure doors.

A crowd attends a vigil outside the Tree of Life synagogue Tree of Life synagogue, marking one week since a deadly shooting there, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018

How Muslims helped me work through the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

The first time I came to this mosque, in the Oakland neighborhood of my hometown of Pittsburgh, was Nov. 4, 2018, less than 10 days after the attack at our synagogue.

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In the Jewish heart of Pittsburgh, Mister Rogers was actually our neighbor

Fred Rogers lived in Squirrel Hill, and for 33 years he filmed “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” at the nearby WQED studios.

Tom Hanks, left, and Mister Rogers, whom he portrays in a film about the famed TV show host.