At this time when people are stuck at home, the Rauh Jewish Archives is offering a series of online "sitting" tours of local Jewish historical sites.
Just like our popular walking tours, a "sitting" tour allows you to visit historic sites throughout Western Pennsylvania and discover their hidden stories. But a sitting tour takes place in your home, using a combination of Zoom video conferencing, Google Street View, and digitized materials from the archives.
Each 30-minute tour zigzags across the region and toggles through time, allowing you to experience Jewish history in an immersive and interactive way.
Here is our upcoming schedule:
[IMAGES: (left) The former Gene Kelly Studio of the Dance on Forbes Avenue as it appears in a screen capture from Google Street View and (right) a pair of advertisements for the studio, 1935 (Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project).]