Jeff Sewald

Jan 7, 2025 | pittsburghquarterly.com | Jeff Sewald

I was born in 1953 in Philadelphia and grew up in New Jersey and Virginia. By the eighth grade, I had attended six public schools before being enrolled at a private day school in the ninth grade. My father, who was a chemistry major in college, worked for Dupont and ended up in labor relations. When I was 9, he was transferred to the company’s Textile Fibers Department in Richmond, Virginia, and subsequently was transferred to Wilmington, Delaware, after my junior year in high school.

Nov 12, 2024 | pittsburghquarterly.com | Jeff Sewald

One day, years ago, I asked my congregation in the Hill District where each church member was when 9/11 happened. I remembered where I was, as did most everyone else, and we all shared our recollections. But when the conversation turned to a particular woman, she replied, “I don’t know.” “You don’t know?” I asked. “No. I don’t have any recollection of that.” “You don’t remember the collapse of the Twin Towers, the destruction at the Pentagon, or the plane crash in Somerset?” “Not at all,” she said.

Oct 22, 2024 | pittsburghquarterly.com | David McCormick |David Mccormick |Jeff Sewald |Mark Schwartz |Tracy Certo

Editor’s note: Over the past 15 years, when Pittsburghers including Dan Onorato and John Fetterman have run for statewide or national office, Pittsburgh Quarterly has given them the opportunity to share their views. In this issue, U.S. Senate candidate and Pittsburgher David McCormick writes about why he’s running. I’ve always been proud to call Pittsburgh home. I was born in Washington County, just south of the city.

Sep 12, 2024 | pittsburghquarterly.com | John Beale |Jeff Sewald |Mark Schwartz |Tracy Certo

So many people waiting. In Monroeville, paramedic Dave Sherman was waiting to respond to another emergency call. In Indiana Township, Lucas Goeller was waiting for a life-saving liver transplant. In Mt. Lebanon, Emily Eagleton and Laura Handy were waiting to become parents. In East Deer Township, dozens of motorists were waiting in a construction zone. At times, we are all waiting for something.

Aug 27, 2024 | pittsburghquarterly.com | Jeff Sewald

The hardships of the Bhutan government did not crush Khara Timsina’s dreams. He has been able to forgive the past and spread love in the present. I was born in a small village in southern Bhutan, the second of nine children — five boys and four girls. Luckily, my siblings and I, and our parents, were able to emigrate to the West in 2009. My father died here in Pittsburgh in 2021, and my mother still lives locally, in Brentwood.