The Jewish Encyclopedia
of Western Pennsylvania
A project of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Advertisement titled “An Open Letter to the Pittsburgh Community” from 13 rabbis and lay leaders calling for the creation of a Kollel in Pittsburgh “to enable men in the professions and in business to systematically and conscientiously set aside specific times for Torah learning.” Signed by Rabbi Irvin I. Chinn, Rabbi Mordecai Glatstein, Rabbi Morris Landes, Rabbi Philip Lefkowitz, Rabbi Ivan Lerner, Rabbi Sholom Posner, Rabbi Bernard Poupko, Rabbi Eliyahu Safran. Rabbi Charles Weiss, Rabbi Joseph Weiss, Howard Balsam, Meyer Fogel, and Dr. Arthur Rosenthal.