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The Cornerstone

Sep 20, 2019

A co-working space in Uptown started its life as an Elk’s Lodge. But for a decade it was the home to the hardworking boys of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association.


Sep 20, 2019

A domed church in the Hill District was once the hard-earned pride of Congregation Kether Torah, a small Jewish congregation hailing from the Volinia province of Russia.


Sep 20, 2019

The Blakey Program Center in the Hill District started its life as the Hebrew Institute, a pioneering effort to bring modern pedagogical ideas to traditional Jewish education.


Sep 20, 2019

A social service agency in Uptown was once the Merchant’s Savings & Trust Company, a leading financial institution for Jewish businesses and organizations in the Hill District.


Sep 20, 2019

A gravestone in the Workmen's Circle No. 45 cemetery tells the story of a beloved Jewish humanitarian in the Hill District in the early decades of the 20th century.