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Sophie Masloff, Pittsburgh’s first Jewish mayor, dies at 96


Sophie Masloff, Pittsburgh’s first Jewish mayor, dies at 96


NEW YORK (JTA) — Sophie Masloff, the first Jewish mayor of Pittsburgh as well as the first female to lead the city, has died. Masloff, who guided the southwestern Pennsylvania city from 1988 to 1994, died Sunday at 96. The Democratic pol was known for ...



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