Allegheny Center in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Pittsburgh Platform

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 21, 2011

1. The Pittsburgh Platform Marker

Inscription. This defining document of American Reform Judaism was signed by eighteen rabbis at the Concordia Club near here, November, 1885. The 8-point statement encouraged ecumenical dialogue, emphasized the progressive nature of Reform Judaism, and identified Judaism as a religion.

Erected 2007 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1885.

Location. 40° 27.048′ N, 80° 0.1′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Allegheny Center. It is at the intersection of Stockton Avenue and Anderson Street, on the right when traveling west on Stockton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hampton Battery Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pauline H. Rosenberg (about 600 feet away); Stephen Collins Foster (about 700 feet away); Timber Court (approx. 0.2 miles away); Allegheny Commons (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); The First Visit of Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frederick J Osterling Office & Studio (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Mary's Priory (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . .
1. The Pittsburgh Platform Text. Jewish Virtual Library (Submitted on March 23, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. Reform Judaism made its mark here. Historical marker unveiled on North Side to celebrate 1885 Pittsburgh Platform Thursday, October 11, 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Article (Submitted on July 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 21, 2011

2. The Pittsburgh Platform Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,551 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.