If you are viewing the website from a desktop computer, laptop, notebook or an IPad, a Vertical Menu Bar will be visible on the left side of the page. From a smart phone, at the top of the page you will see three horizontal lines that can be tapped to reveal the Menu Bar:

From the Menu Bar the following menu items are searchable by name:

Cemetery Plot Look-Up
Confirmation Classes
Endowments
Person Search
Yahrzeit Plaques

Additional information on how To Use the Search Feature

The search feature is used to scan the archives for an individual's information. Since many married women change their middle name to their maiden name, both the person's last name and middle name are searched.

The percent sign ('%') will match any letters of any length. For example, if you wish to search for a name that begins with "Land", enter "Land%". This will match names such as "Land", "Landman", etc.

You may also use the percent sign anywhere in the search letters. For example, if you wish to search for a name that ends with "man", enter "%man". Likewise, the percentage sign may be within the search letters, such as "La%an". Multiple percent signs may also be used, for example: "%gold%" which return names such as "Finegold", "Goldberg", "Goldstein", etc.

To return the information for everyone in the archive, enter only the per cent sign.

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You can change the order of the list by clicking on the column heading. For example, if you want to sort the list in descending order by name, click on the "Name" heading. Click on it again to sort the list in ascending name order. (Most of the columns in the lists are sortable.)

Example of Usage

If you were to enter the name Goodman into the search box on the Person Search Page, you will be taken to a page showing all people with the last name Goodman that are listed within our legacy site page. (Note: at the top of the page is a box showing that there are 10 items listed per page and at the bottom of the page we see that there 12 items. To see all of the information we need to take a look at the second page or increase the number of items displayed at the box at the top of the page.

Assuming that we were interested in looking for all the information on Bernard M. Goodman on the site you would click on his name. From that page you would find that Mr. Goodman

Was Born on February 21, 1925
Passed on March 27, 2001, which corresponds to 3 Nissan 5761
The Next Observed Yahrzeit Date and the option to determine a future Yahrzeit Date
See that Mr. Goodman was an executive of the Temple and that he was a Veteran
In addition, see photos of the following:
His Yahrzeit Plaque,
Gravesite and Location within the Cemetery
Photos of Confirmation Class/es
Endowments
Photo of the Presidents of Temple B’nai Israel

Information on the Remainder of the Menu Items

Milestones Will take you to a page listing significant dates in the Temple’s History there are multiple pages of information listed that are listed beyond the first page.

Picture Gallery Listed Events that have photos will be viewable by clicking on the event title

Presidents Will take you to a page showing a listing of all of the presidents of the Temple and a listing of the years that they served.

Rabbis Will take you to a page listing the Rabbis that have served the Congregation and the years of their service.

Links Will take you to a variety of websites that are not part of this site that will have additional information about Temple B’nai Israel. Some of these include the Rauh Jewish Archives, The JCBA, McKeesport Historical Society and others with related or useful information.