Pennsylvania
Jewish Pennsylvania judge leaves Democratic Party citing ‘disturbingly common’ antisemitism
Judge David Wecht said in a statement that he believed antisemitism has moved from the fringe of the Democratic Party to the mainstream.
Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference
Maryland man who sent threatening letters to Jewish institutions sentenced to three years in prison
A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region
Chair that Colleyville rabbi threw at captor going to US Jewish museum
Congregation Beth Israel has donated the items to the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, 6 more weeks of winter
The tradition of Groundhog Day dates back to 1886, when the now legendary groundhog supposedly first began predicting the weather.
GOP's Doug Mastriano enters Pennsylvania governor with shofar blast
Doug Mastriano isn't Jewish but wore a tallit and blew a shofar as he announced his candidacy. Using shofars is becoming increasingly common by Christians at right-wing political events.
Pennsylvania allocates $6.6m for Tree of Life synagogue repairs
The US state of Pennsylvania issued $6.6 million USD in grants to repair the Tree of Life synagogue, the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.
Pennsylvania’s Jewish A-G Josh Shapiro declares candidacy for governor
Josh Shapiro, a Democrat who has deep roots in the Jewish community, is running for governor of Pennsylvania.
Jewish adult summer camp includes color war, fire breathing and shabbat
Held on Labor Day weekend just before Rosh Hashanah, Camp Nai Nai Nai drew some 100 adults in their 20s and 30s from throughout North America to have fun, make new friends and do Jewish stuff.
This Jewish American couple collected 13,000 Jewish artifacts
Deanne and Arnold Kaplan have been collecting Jewish artifacts in their Pennsylvania home for years, a unique and exquisite documentary of Jewish life.
OU rebukes GOP-led PA legislature for cutting nonprofit security funding
Less than 3 years after the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania legislature plans to cut security funding for nonprofits to zero.
White supremacists march through Philadelphia
The group known as "Patriot Front" marched in front of City Hall Saturday night.
US appeals court rejects Trump campaign's Pennsylvania election case
"Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election unfair does not make it so," wrote Stephanos Bibas.