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In this newsletter: An educator with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh aims to provide local teachers and students with a deeper understanding of the Holocaust, particularly as the region continues to move past the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and acts of hate against Jews rise nationally.

Also, though Pittsburgh's LGBTQIA+ Commission was created in 2020 to work on behalf of the local queer community, external displays of action have been sparse — even at the admission of some of its members.

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Holocaust educator works to strengthen community resilience and tolerance amid rising antisemitism

The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh empowers students and teachers to combat hate. Emily Loeb, the center’s director of programs and education, received a unique honor as they work toward that goal.

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Stagnation and communication woes: Pittsburgh’s LGBTQIA+ Commission struggles to deliver on promised action

Western PA nonprofits drive growth through youth engagement.

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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey championed police reform during his campaign, yet he and his chief of police oppose the central finding of a police staffing study that suggests shifting 188 patrol officers to more specialized roles. While the mayor’s supporters in the advocacy community haven’t turned on him, they may be growing frustrated.
In 2019, then-Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration allocated $3 million to research health concerns for people living in close proximity to fracking operations in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The three long-awaited studies were released last week, finding a link between proximity to fracking and increased cancer rates, asthma attacks and low birth weights.

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Both parents agree: The child is being harmed. Which one will the court believe?

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Tombs of the Toigs: Forgetting and remembering the Jewish past

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