Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh https://hcofpgh.org/ connecting the horrors of the Holocaust and antisemitism with injustices of today Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:39:30 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://hcofpgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-newlogoblue-150x150.jpg Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh https://hcofpgh.org/ 32 32 Arnold Blum https://hcofpgh.org/arnold-blum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arnold-blum Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:25:01 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30548 Arnold Blum (z”l) Arnold Blum was born on April 2, 1922, in Nuremberg, Germany, the son of David and Melanie Stern Blum. His father died…

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]]> Cyna Glatstein https://hcofpgh.org/cyna-glatstein/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cyna-glatstein Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:35:17 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30538 Cyna Glatstein (z”l) Cyna Glatstein (z”l) was born on March 16, 1928, in Sochachev, Poland, the daughter of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Wolman (z”l) and Hanna…

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]]> Leon Brett https://hcofpgh.org/leon-brett/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leon-brett Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:54:19 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30535 Leon Brett (z”l) Leon Solomon Brett was born on September 6, 1922, in Skudvil, Lithuania, the son of Shmuel Elyeh and Shifra Leiserowitz Brett. During…

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]]> Dora Iwler https://hcofpgh.org/dora-iwler/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dora-iwler Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:38:35 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30154 Dora Iwler (z”l) July 1, 1923 – April 15, 2008 Dora Zuer Iwler (z”l), was born to Juda and Sima on July 1, 1923, in…

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]]> Ray Naar https://hcofpgh.org/ray-naar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ray-naar Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:08:19 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30143 Dr. Ray Naar (z”l) October 15, 1927 – February 2, 2023 Ray Naar was born on October 15th, 1927, in Salonika, Greece. Ray and his…

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]]> Esther Haas https://hcofpgh.org/esther-haas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=esther-haas Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:58:18 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30137 Esther Haas (z”l) May 8, 1919 – November 22, 2008 Esther Haas was born on May 8, 1919, in The Hague, The Netherlands, the daughter…

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]]> Frances Spiegel https://hcofpgh.org/frances-spiegel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frances-spiegel Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:01:40 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30083 Frances Spiegel (z”l) April 14, 1926 – November 12, 2021 Frances Spiegel was born on April 14, 1926 in Chrzanow, Poland. Her birth name was Faiga Singerz.…

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]]> Harry Schneider https://hcofpgh.org/harry-schneider/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harry-schneider Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:52:31 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30059 Harry Schneider Harry Schneider was born on April 20, 1937 in Lomazy, Poland to Gedale Schneider and Gertrude (Gitel) Schneider. Harry was two and a…

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]]> Jerry Guttman https://hcofpgh.org/jerry-guttman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jerry-guttman Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:41:38 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=30042 Jerry Guttman Jerry Guttman was born in Dresden, Germany, in 1932. With his parents’ forethought, he managed to escape Hitler’s racial laws, as well as…

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]]> Ernest Light https://hcofpgh.org/ernest-light/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ernest-light Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:32:26 +0000 https://hcofpgh.org/?p=29875 Ernest Light (z”l) July 9, 1920 – November 11, 2011 Ernest Light was born on July 9, 1920, in Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia, the son of Herman…

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