Search
Close this search box.
Search
Close this search box.

Author name: Roberta Levine

Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Western Pennsylvania 2016 Awards

Jewish Sports Hall of Fame /

Manny Gold Humanitarian Award LYNNE CARVELL Ziggy Kahn Award BEN FORMAN Inductees SAM BELLINSoccer BRETT HOROWITZBaseball ALLAN TISSENBAUMTrack Scholastic Athletic Awards SAMANTHA AMOS, Upper St. Clair High SchoolVolleyball / Tennis / High Jump JAKE AVERCH, Winchester Thurston High SchoolLacrosse / Ice Hockey / Fencing JAMISON BEIRIGER, Central Catholic High SchoolSoccer JORDYN BRINER, South Fayette High […]

Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Western Pennsylvania 2016 Awards Read More »

CDS Artwork Shines at AJM

Arts & Events /

The artwork included in Community Day School’s (CDS) Student Art Show at the American Jewish museum, organized by CDS art teacher Jeremy Lerner, reverberates with playful exploration and buoyant energy. The works are based on curriculum around aesthetics, the principles and elements of design, and analysis of the methods and concepts artists throughout history have

CDS Artwork Shines at AJM Read More »

Four Questions About…Specialty Camps!

Camps, Fitness & Wellness, Jewish Celebrations, Jewish Life, Teens /

With my favorite holiday, Passover, just around the corner, I can’t help but thinking about when I was the youngest child at our family Seder and would have the opportunity to ask the Four Questions. The Four Questions, traditionally recited by the youngest person at the table, highlight the ways in which Passover customs and

Four Questions About…Specialty Camps! Read More »

Art piece by Henry Koerner

Scenes from History: Koerner and the Levinsons

Community Spotlight, History 120 Years /

Pittsburgh’s 200th anniversary celebration has me thinking about the JCC’s part in Pittsburgh’s story, and the portraits I recently stumbled upon of James and Samuel Levinson, tucked away in a JCC office, resonated with me. The subjects’ outsized proportions, crossed arms and straight-on gaze are characteristic of all ‘master-of-industry’ style images. There are, however, captivating Pittsburgh narratives

Scenes from History: Koerner and the Levinsons Read More »

Get your tickets now: JFilm festival  opens tomorrow

Fitness & Wellness, Happenings, Jewish Life /

Opening tonight is one of my favorite events – JFilm: The Pittsburgh Jewish Film Forum. Every spring, JFilm brings in a whole range of films from Israel and around the world—true stories, comedies and dramas that often wouldn’t make it to town otherwise, some provocative, some moving, some roaringly funny and almost all, a treat.

Get your tickets now: JFilm festival  opens tomorrow Read More »

Pet Memberships now Available

Camps /

Imagining Tomorrow: Pet Memberships Let me share an interesting stat with you. According to a recent study by the USDAW, 34% of family households in the United States own a pet. When you narrow this geographic range to Pittsburgh, this figure jumps to 47%. Given the growing trend in pet ownership, the JCC has recognized an opportunity to spread our impact through the animal

Pet Memberships now Available Read More »

An Illustrative List of the 613 Commandments.

Community Spotlight, Fitness & Wellness /

Community Spotlight: Classic Lines Bookstore The book “The 613” immediately caught my eye as I perused the shelves at Classic Lines, the cozy bookstore located on Forbes Avenue, adjacent to Commonplace Coffee. Wondering whether there was a connection with the 613 Jewish Commandments, I asked the proprietor Dan Iddings if in fact there was one. That is

An Illustrative List of the 613 Commandments. Read More »

PJ Library Launches New Program: PJ our Way

Arts & Events, Community Spotlight, Early Childhood /

PJ Library, a program of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh in partnership with the JCC, is expanding! A new program, PJ Our Way, will provide books to children ages 9-11 who live in the Pittsburgh community, bringing Jewish books into older children’s lives as effectively as PJ Library has done with younger children over

PJ Library Launches New Program: PJ our Way Read More »

Pittsburgh and Israeli Teens Connecting Through Jewish Music

Jewish Life /

Imagine 390 Jewish teens coming together from around the world, to perform original, and classic, Jewish choral arrangements – from V’hi Sheamda, to Hallelujah, to Tfilah L’Tzahal – to a full house at Carnegie Music Hall, which had sold out months in advance. What a moving vision that would be! Fortunately, this vision becomes a

Pittsburgh and Israeli Teens Connecting Through Jewish Music Read More »

Which Purim Character are you ?

Community Spotlight, Early Childhood, Teens /

Purim is the Jewish equivalent of Halloween–in Spring We dress up in costumes, have our faces painted and eat homemade hamantashens. Still deciding on a costume? Take this quiz, find out which Purim Character you are and pick your costume accordingly. Then come join us–we have planned quite the extravaganza. The JCC will host Peace * Love * Purim at the

Which Purim Character are you ? Read More »

Scroll to Top
ATTENTION

Please note: We’re very excited to be once again hosting the JCC Classic Swim meet at the Family Park in Monroeville June 12-14.  With nearly 240 swimmers, this will be the biggest meet in history! Due to the meet, Family Park pool and locker rooms will open at 1:30 pm on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14

Skip to content