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Eric Lidji, photographed leaving on a library table with a large mural of Pittsburgh behind him, is director of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Faith, Race, Place

How did Jewish life in Pittsburgh end up centered in Squirrel Hill?

by Chris Hedlin January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

As the story goes, the center of Pittsburgh Judaism moved ‘Hill to Hill’ — from the Hill District to Squirrel Hill. The truth is more complicated.