Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Database of Western Pennsylvania buildings known to have hosted communal Jewish worship services.
Each listing includes the name of the congregation or institution, the historic address of the meeting place, a link to a map showing the current location of that address, the years the institution is known to have met at the address, the type of building, the current status of the building, any known photographs of the building, information about alternate names and mergers, and citations with links to original source material. The listings also link to existing entries on the Jewish Encyclopedia of Western Pennsylvania.
Database is a work-in-progress. The table blow lists the institutions currently included in the database. Note: in certain cases, two or more distinct institutions shared the same name and are listed separately.
Exhibit History
- Author: Eric Lidji
- Created: July 20, 2023
- Current: May 14, 2025
Institutions currently included in the database:
| NAME | CITY (NEIGHBORHOOD) |
|---|---|
| Adat Shalom | Cheswick, Pa. |
| Adath Israel | Pittsburgh (Oakland) |
| Adath Jeshurun | Pittsburgh (East End); Monroeville, Pa. |
| Agudath Achim | Pittsburgh (Hill District) |
| Agudus Achim | Pittsburgh (Downtown); Pittsburgh (Hill District) |
| Agudus Achim | Pittsburgh (Woods Run) |
| Ahavath Achem | Pittsburgh (Oakland) |
| Ahavath Israel | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Ahave Shalom Anshe Lubavitch | Pittsburgh (Hill District) |
| Ahavos Zedeck | Pittsburgh (Hazelwood) |
| Ahove Shalom | Pittsburgh (Downtown) |
| Anshe Lebovitz | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Oakland) |
| Aves Achim | Pittsburgh (Bloomfield) |
| B'nai Emunoh | Pittsburgh (Greenfield) |
| B'nai Israel | Pittsburgh (East End); Pittsburgh (Regent Square) |
| B'nai Zion | Pittsburgh (Homewood); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Baal Shem Tov Shul | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Beit Or Congregation | Pittsburgh (Oakland); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Bet Tikvah Congregation | Pittsburgh (Highland Park); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill); Pittsburgh (Shadyside) |
| Beth Abraham Congregation | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Shadyside); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Beth El Congregation of the South Hills | Pittsburgh (Beechview); Scott Township |
| Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Congregation | Pittsburgh (Downtown); Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Uptown) |
| Beth Israel Congregation of Allegheny | Allegheny; Pittsburgh (North Side/Duetschestown) |
| Beth Israel Congregation [1852] | Pittsburgh (Downtown) |
| Beth Israel Congregation [1896] | Pittsburgh (Hill District) |
| Beth Israel Congregation of Wilkinsburg | Wilkinsburg |
| Beth Jacob Congregation | Pittsburgh (Hill District) |
| Beth Jehuda Congregation | Pittsburgh (North Side/Manchester) |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Butler Street Congregation | Pittsburgh (Lawrencveille) |
| Cneseth Israel Congregation | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (East End) |
| Chofetz Chaim Congregation | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Dorchi Sholem Congregation | unknown |
| Chabad House | Pittsburgh (Shadyside); Pittsburgh (Oakland); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Dor Hadash | Pittsburgh (Shadyside); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Congregation Emanuel | Pittsburgh (North Side) |
| Hillel-JUC | Pittsburgh (Oakland) |
| Hilltop Jewish Community Club | Pittsburgh (Beltzhoover) |
| Jewish Home for the Aged | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Kahal Chassidim | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Oakland); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Kihilath Jeshurun | Pittsburgh (Schenley Heights) |
| Kether Torah Congregation | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Kollel Jewish Learning Center | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Lubavitch Center | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Machsikei Hadas Congregation | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (East End) |
| Maimonides Institute | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Montefiore Hebrew Congregation | Pittsburgh (East End) |
| New Light Congregation | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Ohav Shalom Congregation | Pittsburgh (Strip District) |
| Ohave Zedeck Congregation | Pittsburgh (Oakland) |
| Poale Zedeck Congregation | Pittsburgh (Downtown); Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Rodef Shalom Congregation | Pittsburgh (North Side); Pittsburgh (Shadyside); Pittsburgh (Downtown); Pittsburgh (Oakland) |
| Shaare Shamayim Congregation | Pittsbrugh (Downtown) |
| Shaare Torah Congregation | Pittsburgh (Downtown); Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Uptown); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Shaare Zedeck Congregation | Pittsburgh (Hill District); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Talmud Torah Congregation | Pittsburgh (South Side) |
| Temple Sinai | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Tiphereth Israel Congregation | Pittsburgh (Hill District) |
| Torath Chaim Congregation | Pittsburgh (East End) |
| Tree of Life Congregation | Pittsburgh (Downtown); Pittsburgh (Oakland); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill); Pittsburgh (Shadyside) |
| Woods Run Congregation | Pittsburgh (Woods Run) |
| Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (Greenfield); Pittsburgh (Oakland); Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill); Pittsburgh (Shadyside) |
| Young Israel | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |
| Young Peoples Synagogue | Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill) |