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Pittsburgh police increased patrols in Squirrel Hill this week after vandals defaced at least 10 “We Stand With Israel” yard signs with images of bloody handprints — the latest in a spike of antisemitic activity in both the Pittsburgh region and nationwide. The yard signs were vandalized Monday and Tuesday
Many of Pittsburgh Jewish residents may need to take advantage of mail-in ballots because the April 23 primary is also the first day of Passover. There are nearly 50,000 Jews in Allegheny County. The holiday falls on Election Day, and will prevent some of them from going to the polls,
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The primary election is April 23, and because the date coincides with the Passover holiday, polling places at local synagogues and Jewish buildings are being relocated.
Two pieces of artwork that prosecutors say were stolen during the Holocaust, including one surrendered by Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art, were returned to the original owner's heirs on Friday.
There will be a stronger federal law enforcement presence at the event amid an increase of antisemitic attacks in the U.S. since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.