PPS will be among the first school districts in Pennsylvania to require students to take an ethnic studies course.
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For the first time, Pennsylvania Dutch-speaking communities in the state will have access to interpreters in court.
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A member of the Pennsylvania Amish Safety Committee was unequivocal in voicing that the community cares about the safety of its children.
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Millvale queer bar Harold’s Haunt welcomes all, including the dead that haunt the Pittsburgh-area neighborhood, according to its owner.
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Fort Pitt Museum goes on hiatus this January.
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A handful of Jewish women spent last Sunday morning in the kitchen of Pennsylvania State Rep. Abigail Salisbury’s Swissvale home to engage in what she has dubbed “babka diplomacy.”
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The House GOP Monday unveiled a legislative package specifically dealing with antisemitism, while Sen. Art Haywood, D-Montgomery, plans to unveil legislation dealing with hate speech more generally.
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Chants of “free Palestine” and other slogans rang through the streets of Harrisburg Sunday as hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters marched from the state Capitol to the governor's mansion.
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The Ammon Recreation Center in the Hill District will serve as an emergency shelter this winter when temperatures drop below 26 degrees. The announcement comes as Light of Life Rescue mission is already hitting overflow numbers.
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Families had long dialogue after Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Now they’ve unveiled a memorial designIn the design, a walkway leads visitors into garden memorial at the Tree of Life synagogue with 11 sculpted forms of open books, each representing one of the victims.
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With rifle deer hunting season now underway in Pennsylvania, a statewide nonprofit is sharing the bounty with those in need.