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Shaar Ha-Shamayim, Parkway Jewish Center (PJC), was founded in 1953 by a few devoted families who sought to support a growing Jewish community in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the early days, the founding families held services in each other’s basements and garages. … In the picture on the left, the founding fathers are reportedly gathered in either Harry Katz’s basement or a place called “The Barn” near Garden City. Read about them and this photo here and read the congregation’s first public announcement about the plan to build a synagogue building starting on page 6 of the February 22, 1955 American Jewish Outlook. |
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 …In 1965, we added an education wing to the building...
To learn more about the people and events in the history of PJC, search for a name or phrase in the Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Archive or search through the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center. . PJC is the only Conservative synagogue in the eastern suburbs. We at PJC like to think of ourselves as a “heimisha”, family-centered, congregation.
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