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Generation to Generation: Family Stories Drawn from the Rauh Jewish Archives
This website tells the stories of families who have donated their papers and photographs to the Rauh Jewish Archives. The site also provides a searchable database of burials in Western Pennsylvania Jewish cemeteries.
Rauh Jewish Archives Holdings
Rauh Jewish Archives catalog listings
Rauh Jewish Archives Online Finding Aids
Guides to Rauh Jewish Archives archival collections and published materials
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project
An online resource providing access to Pittsburgh Jewish newspapers including the Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), the American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and the Jewish Chronicle (1962-present).
Heinz History Center Library and Archives Online Catalog
Overview of Zionism in Western Pennsylvania
Overview of the History of Jews in Pittsburgh
Jewish Congregations and Synagogues in Pittsburgh
1991 Pittsburgh Jewish history
Pittsburgh and Beyond: The Experience of the Jewish Community
A comprehensive oral history project conducted by the National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section. This collection of over 500 oral history interviews are digitized and available online.
Historic Pittsburgh
A comprehensive online resource featuring digitized archival finding aids, texts, photographs, maps, census records and film from regional archives and libraries including the Heinz History Center, the Archives Service Center of the University of Pittsburgh, and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Rodef Shalom Archives
Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh's oldest Jewish congregation, houses a collection of archival material, congregation records, historical photographs, and bound volumes of the Jewish Criterion. Researchers can visit the archives by appointment.
American Jewish Archives
The Jacob Radar Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives houses a range of archives, manuscripts, photographs, audio and visual tapes, microfilm, and genealogical materials documenting American Jewish life, including several collections relating to Pittsburgh's Jewish community.
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