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Come sit with me and I will tell you about my Uncle Abe

Come sit with me and I will tell you about my Uncle Abe

Posted on: September 25th, 2024 | 22 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

I always liked my uncle Abe Shedrofsky. He was a neat guy who drove a big truck for Consolidated Forwarding Company in Milwaukee and delivered goods and packages to businesses in the city.   He was very proud of his excellent driving record and told me he learned all the necessary skills from driving cabs and […]

Noah Sumner teaches at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun – ‘I just love interacting with the kids!’

Noah Sumner teaches at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun – ‘I just love interacting with the kids!’

Posted on: September 24th, 2024 | 21 Elul 5784 by Rob Golub

Noah Sumner will be embarking on his third year at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun this month, but he is a long-time veteran in the field of education. He began his career 29 years ago teaching English at Spotted Eagle High School, a Native American immersion school for at-risk youth. Since then, he has taught elementary […]

Get kids reading, with recommendations from Liza Wiemer 

Get kids reading, with recommendations from Liza Wiemer 

Posted on: September 24th, 2024 | 21 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Books for the New School Year  “One Small Spark: A Tikkun Olam Story,” by Ruth Spiro, illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Krylov, published by Dial Books for Young Readers  A spectacular, deeply moving picture book that embraces the depth of tikkun olam while also giving children permission to ask for help. The gorgeous illustrations, reflecting our diverse […]

Federation’s response to Oct. 7 and aftermath timeline 

Posted on: September 13th, 2024 | 10 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Sat. Oct. 7 5 a.m. CEO of Federation wakes to the news of the attack  6 a.m. First meeting with MJF security, who dispatched security to all Jewish spaces and ensured our Orthodox community members were informed      Sun. Oct. 8 First Zoom community wide gathering for Milwaukee was organized   That night, Federation leaders spoke […]

A Report to the Jewish community from Milwaukee Jewish Federation

Posted on: September 13th, 2024 | 10 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Milwaukee Jewish Federation  We all went to bed on Oct. 6 and woke up to a new, surreal reality both in Israel, and here in America, including Milwaukee.    As the full impact was settling in, we here at Milwaukee Jewish Federation marshaled a response. Our Milwaukee Jewish community, like all Jewish communities around the world, […]

Speaker to remember his father, Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children during the Holocaust

Speaker to remember his father, Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children during the Holocaust

Posted on: September 13th, 2024 | 10 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Holocaust rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton followed a simple rule during his remarkable life. He believed that when we see a wrong or when someone needs help, we have an obligation to act.   “He believed that to be a good person, it wasn’t enough to not be a bad person. To be a good person, you […]

Hear their stories, as descendants of Holocaust survivors 

Hear their stories, as descendants of Holocaust survivors 

Posted on: September 13th, 2024 | 10 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

The community will get a chance to hear the stories of descendants of Holocaust survivors when the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center invites The Braid, a Jewish story company, to Milwaukee in September.  The center will host the theater’s show “Remembrance of Things Present” at the Ivy House at 4 p.m. on […]

Exhibit on the late artist Bernard Perlin, headed to Jewish Museum Milwaukee in September  

Exhibit on the late artist Bernard Perlin, headed to Jewish Museum Milwaukee in September  

Posted on: September 13th, 2024 | 10 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

American Jewish artist Bernard Perlin is best-known for his work creating iconic images to support the war effort during World War II. But he also faced discrimination: An artist for the military and later a war correspondent during World War II, he was not allowed to serve himself because he was openly gay.    After […]

Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid will mark Oct. 7 with the arts

Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid will mark Oct. 7 with the arts

Posted on: September 13th, 2024 | 10 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

There’s a midrash associated with the Yom Kippur service called Eleh Ezkerah, or the martyrology, which Rabbi Joel Alter describes as “praying over these really searing tellings… of the murder by the ancient Romans of ten great rabbis of the founding generation of Judaism.”   “Theologically, the idea is that we recall our martyrs, of whom, […]

Federation holds post-Oct. 7 Annual Meeting  

Federation holds post-Oct. 7 Annual Meeting  

Posted on: September 5th, 2024 | 2 Elul 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

The Federation has been responding expertly to crisis and is ready for whatever comes next, even as the nonprofit supports joyful Jewish living in Milwaukee — this was the message when Milwaukee Jewish Federation held its Annual Meeting on Aug 15, 2024.   A new board of directors was elected, accomplishments were celebrated, and Dr. Judy […]