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Object number2016.82.9
Date2015
MediumFabric; Paint; Graphite
Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee
DescriptionBanner commemorating the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate by Oakland Catholic High School.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 48.188 × 24 × 0.25 in. (122.4 × 61 × 0.6 cm)InscriptionsObverse has black hand-painted text "Pittsburgh, / PA" at left side of Earth.
Depicted of U.S. Steel Tower has white painted "UPMC" at top.
On white field at center of Earth is a painted red "OC", also black and white text "TO PROMOTE / unity / and love / THROUGHOUT / ALL / Mankind".
Below the Earth is painted red text "OC / Oakland Catholic / High School".
Near bottom on obverse is blue screen-printed text "PAJC / PITTSBURGH AREA JEWISH COMMITTEE"; blue screen-printed text "NOSTRA AETATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY";
"Nostra Aetate" is Latin for "In our Time".
Historical NotesBanner commemorating the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate by Oakland Catholic High School. The American Jewish Committee was founded in 1906 to advocate for the civil liberties of Jews around the world and later expanded its mission to fight against discrimination more broadly. The Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Jewish Committee was formed in 1944 and was one of the original chapters created by the national office to bring the mission of the organization into local communities. After the national office closed several regional branches around 2008, the Pittsburgh chapter re-formed as an independent affiliate called the Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee. The Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee disbanded in 2016, citing a desire to avoid duplication of services within the local Jewish community. The local chapter was involved in effort to integrate social clubs in the city and to promote interfaith dialogue among Jewish, Protestant, Catholic and Muslim groups throughout the region.
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Oakland Catholic High School
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American Jewish Committee
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Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee
(1906 - 2016)
Related institution
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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