By Bill Simons
As discussed in a previous issue of The Reporter, Marshall Goldberg acquired national celebrity as a dominant football running back in the late 1930s. Twice, he led the University of Pittsburgh to national championships (1936 and 1937); received First-Team All-American honors…
When I was growing up, I’d never heard of a Tu B’Shevat seder. The only thing we did to commemorate the day was to purchase trees in Israel through the Jewish National Fund. In Hebrew school, we didn’t receive any mystical insights, or eat special fruit – at least, as far as I can re…
By Reporter staff
A variety of Jewish groups are offering online resources – educational and recreational – for those who are not allowed out of the house. Below is a sampling of those. The Reporter will publish additional listings as they become available.
By Reporter staff
A variety of Jewish groups are offering online resources – educational and recreational – for those who are not allowed out of the house. Below is a sampling of those. The Reporter will publish additional listings as they become available.
By Bill Simons
The year 1938 was brutal for world Jewry. It provided a lens to the genocidal horror that was to come. The Germans carried out the first mass deportations in that year. On November 9-10, the Nazis unleashed violent riots in Germany, Austria and the Sudetenland. The term Krist…
