Resources
In the News
Moving Bits and Pieces of Jewish Congregational Life in Evansville, Indiana – Alanna E. Cooper
What do you do with a Jewish cemetery in a town without Jews? – Forward
Who, What, Why: Discovering Jewish identity through Yiddish studies – Penn Today
An early history of Jewish Pittsburgh, and a hidden one – Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
JCBA video spotlights the cemeteries of western Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Groundhog Day: Meet the Jews of Punxsutawney, Pa. – Forward
Judaism Hangs on at Synagogue in Rural Pennsylvania – Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Book Tours Eastern Pennsylvania Synagogues – Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Small local shuls get an assist from Jewish Community Legacy Project – Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Research reconnects students with their roots – Penn State News
Center highlights Donora’s Jewish community – Observer-Reporter
Pennsylvania Jewish History Resources
Jewish Central Pennsylvania History Project
Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh
Jewish History of Allentown, PA – Iron Lives
Jewish History of Brownsville, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Canonsburg, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Clearfield, PA – Rauh Jewish Archives
Jewish History of Connellsville, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Donora, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Easton, PA – Lehigh Valley with Love (Video)
Jewish History of Greensburg, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Harrisburg, PA – Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg
Jewish History of Homestead, PA – Homestead Hebrews
Jewish History of Jeannette, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Johnstown, PA – Historic Pittsburgh
Jewish History of Lancaster, PA – Early History
Jewish History of Latrobe, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Lewistown, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Masontown, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of McKeesport, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Monessen, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Pennsylvania – Jewish Encyclopedia
Jewish History of Philadelphia, PA – Historical Society of Philadelphia
Jewish History of Pittsburgh, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Towns in Western Pennsylvania – Rauh Jewish Archives
Jewish History of Uniontown, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of Washington, PA – Jewish Gen
Jewish History of West Chester, PA – West Chester University
Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western PA
Julian H. Preisler – Author of Books about Pennsylvania Synagogues
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Collection – Carnegie Mellon University
Additional Resources
American Jewish Historical Society
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers – Library of Congress
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
International Jewish Cemetery Project
Lucille Klau Carothers American Jewish Periodical Center
Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive