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13
NOV
2024

Tribute to a hero: City man whose remains were found 80 years after his death in WWII honored with marker at Jewish cemetery

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Published by New Castle News By Dan Irwin Nov 13, 2024 Nathan Baskind didn’t have a large role in New Castle’s past. But now, he’s a permanent part of its future. The 28-year-old first lieutenant was killed in World War II, having left a short stint as manager of the city’s Peerless Wallpaper and Paint store to volunteer for service. Surviving the D-Day invasion, his tank was ambushed two...
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Volunteers working at Oct 27 Memorial Volunteer Event
28
OCT
2024

JCBA Board and Staff Thank Participants of Memorial Volunteer Event

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To each of you who joined us for the annual Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association Commemoration Cemetery Clean-Up Day on Sunday, October 27th, we extend our deepest gratitude. Your dedication and compassion brought dignity and honor to the sacred grounds of our ancestors, and we could not have done it without you. A special thank you to all of our returning and newest volunteers, to Matt...
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JCBA community unveiling August 2024
19
SEP
2024

Community Unveiling Honors Those Laid to Rest

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The Staff and Board of Directors of the Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh extends our deepest gratitude to each of you who joined us for the Community Unveiling on Sunday, August 25th at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery to honor those who were laid to rest in the last year. Your presence was a powerful reminder of the strength and unity of our community and the...
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28
JUL
2024

Sunday, August 25, 2024—JCBA to Hold Annual Community Unveiling

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An unbroken chain of memory holds us together through the years and through the generations. Please join us and witness as we consecrate the headstone monuments to the memories of those buried in the last year. The Community Unveiling will be held Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 11:00am, at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, JCBA’s free burial cemetery (498 Oakwood Street, Shaler Township, PA...
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27
NOV
2023

JCBA grows, welcomes new leaders

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With strong leadership and dedicated board, local organization grows endowment and continues serving community Published by the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. By ADAM REINHERZ November 27, 2023 Almost four years after taking the helm of the Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh and helping grow the organization in stature and scope, Barry Rudel is stepping down....
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Volunteer Opportunities

The JCBA has many volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups who take pride in doing the ultimate Mitzva. If you are interested in volunteering on Mitzva Day, scheduling a specific day for your group or organization, interested in a community service or scout program or to attend our annual unveiling ceremonies please contact us.

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PO Box 81863
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
412-553-6469
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Thanks to Our Community Partners

Special thanks to Ralph Schugar Chapel for so generously providing for JCBA funerals and to Urbach Memorials for providing headstones for our burials. Thank you also to Robert Garvin, Esq. for his legal help and to The Greater Pittsburgh Rabbinical Association.

JCBA’s expanded vision is made possible by a generous grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s  Jewish Community Foundation.

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