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The Letters: A Plea for Help - This short documentary tells the dramatic story of a family’s efforts to flee Nazi occupied Austria with the help of Pittsburgh residents. From the Rauh Jewish Archives at Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center, a dozen letters document correspondence between Gertrude Deutsch Perles in Vienna and Abraham (Abe) Sanford Levy in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood.

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The Letters: A Plea for Help

One family’s efforts to flee Nazi occupied Austria with the help of Pittsburgh residents.

Sunflower Season: A Million Smiling Faces

For two weeks every summer, these western Pennsylvania hills burst forth with sunflowers.

Gordon Parks in Pittsburgh

The exhibition of a young African American's 1944 photo assignment in the strip district.

VOICES: The Prison System

Hear from formerly incarcerated local citizens on their experiences and hopes for change.

Making Bronze Move

Explore the work of Pittsburgh sculptor Susan Wagner's sculptures and colorful paintings.

Pogopalooza

Xpogo puts on Pogopalooza, a yearly three-day event dedicated to growing extreme pogoing.

At Your Service

Meet veterans and with their canine companions - trained by Guardian Angels Service Dogs.

About WQED Digital Docs

Created for digital viewing, this ongoing series of documentary shorts explores fascinating topics, people and places. History, human interest, social concerns, medical advances, sports and more. Diverse and memorable!