Tour Dates:
Sunday, April 23, 2023
10:30-11:15am
11:30-12:15pm
1:00pm-1:45pm
2:00pm-2:45pm
So Much History in Such a Small Synagogue: Congregation Poale Zedeck
Built a century ago, the fourth home to one of Pittsburgh's longest-lasting Orthodox Jewish congregations, Poale Zedeck synagogue, represents generations of Pittsburgh Jewry -- and many facets of regional history. This is a rare insider tour not to be missed!
TOUR HOST BIO:
Abby Mendelson, PhD, has been a writer, editor, and educator for nearly 50 years. He published both fiction and nonfiction works on a variety of topics, and taught writing and literature at universities and colleges throughout the Pittsburgh area. A novelist and short-story writer, he is also the author of numerous Pittsburgh-related books, including Arena: Remembering the Igloo, Pittsburgh: A Place in Time, Pittsburgh Prays: Thirty-Six Houses of Worship, Pittsburgh Born, Pittsburgh Bred, and The Pittsburgh Steelers Official History. As a journalist, he has written on countless subjects in a wide variety of publications, local and national, print as well as electronic.
TOUR STARTS/ENDS: 6318 Phillips Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Photography is allowed.
A restroom is available with wheelchair accessibility.
Insider Tour