CITYSPEAKS: FINDING HOME WITH JFCS PITTSBURGH By Clare Drobot (Director of New Play Development) & Cori Thomas (Playwright of Citizens Market) City Theatre, located on Pittsburgh’s South Side is currently producing the world premiere of Cori Thomas’ play Citizens Marketdirected by Reginald L. Douglas. The play follows five workers in a small…Read More
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JF&CS co-hosts a community conversation on refugees in Pittsburgh
On Thursday, February 25th from 7p.m. to 9 p.m., Jewish Family & Children's Service (JF&CS), the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation, the Holocaust Center and the Jewish Community Center will co-sponsor "Jewish Pittsburgh and the Refugee Crisis: A Community Conversation." The program will be held at the JCC (5738 Forbes Ave. in Squirrel Hill), and…Read More
This Rosh Hashanah, help #StopHungerNow in Pittsburgh
One phrase is often repeated through both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: "Repentance, Prayer and Charity remove the evil decree." Now is the time of year when charity is encouraged more than ever. The word "charity" covers a variety of good deeds, from supporting organizations and causes monetarily to volunteering individual…Read More
Pittsburgh celebrates World Refugee Day this Friday!
Pittsburgh's World Refugee Day celebration will be held this Friday, June 19th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh. The family-friendly event is free and open to the public. World Refugee Day will feature local refugee groups performing traditional musical and dance numbers, cultural crafts…Read More