Primary Type – Cards
Secondary Type - Cards
Language – Cards
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Date – Cards
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Event – Cards
Award medal attached to light blue ribbon and housed in blue velour jewelry box. Design of medal features City of Pittsburgh crest.
Features seven "chants," mostly taken from Hebrew scripture.
Cover of bencher (grace after meals booklet) from the bar mitzvah of Nate Itskowitz. Features illustration of a black and yellow sports jersey with the name Itskowitz, a Steelers logo modified to read "Nate" and the date "10-27-18," and Hebrew text listing the event and date.
Single page flyer. Backdrop features images of paper dolls holding hands and the image of a lit candle. Text lists date, time, and location of event, biography of speaker, and sponsoring organizations.
Single sheet folded to created four-page program. Cover includes title, date and time, logo for African Methodist Episcopal Church, and list of speakers. Interior pages detail elements of the service and include the names of the victims of the October 27 attack. Back page includes acknowledgements and clip art image of hands.
Sepia-tone photograph showing large group of people in a banquet hall decorated with streamers, Stars of David, and American flags. Text at bottom reads "The 25th Anniversary banquet of the Congregation 'Oher Chodosh Anshe Romanian' February 26, 1928 Pittsburgh Pa." Original photograph is creased in several places and missing one corner.
Program for "Adat Shalom Solidarity Shabbat" including a quotation from George Washington's letter to the Touro Synagogue and from Rabbi Harold Kusher and prayers by Chaplain Bruce Corriel and Rabbi Naomi Levy.
19-paged saddle-stitched booklet. Includes note from current president, explaination of Reconstructionist Judaism, and history of Congregation Dor Hadash with reproduction of archival materials, Typed half-page booklet printed in color and staple-bound.
Black and white reproduction of an illustration originally printed in a newspaper, showing synagogue. Cropped selection from larger image.
Eight-page booklet printed on off-white paper. Program provides order of memorial service, lists names of deceased congregants by family, and lists names of congregational officers.
Engraved aluminum medallion attached to gray ribbon. Medallion features engraving of Pittsburgh skyline, bordered by design resembling bridges and the words "Stronger Than Hate." Accompanying card provides context for medallion against a yellow and white gradient with black text. Includes quotation from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Flyer with green typed text on green paper. Includes a silhouette graphic of people standing under a tree. Provides information about the location of event and itinerary of activities. Footer includes website and Facebook information for Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence.
Cover of sddle stitched. Embossed gold text on white cover. Text reads "30th Anniversary Congregation Dor Hadash June 20, 1993."
Color photograph showing 13 people standing on either side of two Torah scrolls. Many of the men are wearing prayer shawls.
Two-sided sheet of printed text. Front contains an open letter to the Jewish community of Pittsburgh from the members of the Vaad Harabonim. Back contains a day-long schedule of classes and programs, as well as the names of the victims of the October 27 attack.
Patch featuring logo of Pittsburgh Penguins adapted to resemble a Star of David above the words "Stronger Than Hate."
Typed letter from Amy Jonas of the Hebrew Institute of Pittsburgh to Ruth Edenstein, President of Congregation Dor Hadash, thanking Dor Hadash for sponsoring the construction of a ramp on the Hebrew Institute building.
Black and white reproduction of a photograph originally printed in a newspaper, showing Greek Revival synagogue. Cropped selection from larger image.
Paper booklet with typed text and graphics throughout. Includes itinerary, names of 11 victims, text of "We Remember," acknowledgements, and additional information. Include two quotations by Mahatma Gandhi.
Title page from Haggadah used during Passover service. Includes six stamps listing "A. Goldstein, 199 4th Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa."
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