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April 1 race for Brostoff seat 

Posted on: March 11th, 2025 | 11 Adar 5785 by Rob Golub

Daniel Bauman and Alex Brower won a packed primary on Feb. 18 for the Milwaukee Common Council seat vacated by Jonathan Brostoff, who died by suicide in November.  After beating out six other candidates, Bauman and Brower will go head-to-head on April 1 for the District 3 seat. The winner will hold the seat until […]

Funding for refugees suspended 

Funding for refugees suspended 

Posted on: March 11th, 2025 | 11 Adar 5785 by Rob Golub

They were dreaming of America. They came so close.  “There are clients who we were expecting to receive – we were informed that they were in route. And we’re hearing from community members too, of folks who were enroute to the airport, or maybe had already started some of their travel, meaning that they were […]

With a ceasefire and the release of three hostages, the community came together

With a ceasefire and the release of three hostages, the community came together

Posted on: February 11th, 2025 | 13 Shevat 5785 by Rob Golub

MILWAUKEE – Rabbi Joel Alter stepped to the podium and asked six questions: “Are we celebrating? Are we joyful? Are we grateful? Are we furious? Are we frustrated? Are we grieving?”  Murmurs from the audience answered the six questions: “Yes.”  Alter agreed. It’s “yes,” he said, “to all of them.”  Speakers approached the podium with […]

A hostages-for-ceasefire deal raised hopes, 15 months after the attacks of Oct. 7 

A hostages-for-ceasefire deal raised hopes, 15 months after the attacks of Oct. 7 

Posted on: February 11th, 2025 | 13 Shevat 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

Did you know that the hostages are not exclusively Israeli? As is often the case regarding the Middle East, not everyone knows the nuance.  In January, Israel and Hamas reached a tenuous hostages-for-ceasefire deal, with hopes for a staggered release of people held since the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. As of Chronicle press time, […]

Coming Events, January 2025

Posted on: December 31st, 2024 | 30 Kislev 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

Sunday, Jan. 5  Bounce-A-Palooza  Family Fun Bounce-A-Palooza, with Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. Children ages 2-7 will enjoy bouncing on a variety of fun inflatables, music and more. Don’t miss this action-packed day of fun. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $25 per family. […]

In The News, October 2024

Posted on: October 22nd, 2024 | 20 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

Israel immigration surges  More than 29,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since the events of Oct. 7, according to a press release from the World Zionist Organization. This new influx contrasts the sharp decline in immigration that immediately followed Hamas’ attack, according to the Times of Israel.   Upon welcoming 150 immigrants to Tel Aviv, […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is sending emails to students, telling them that there are rules

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is sending emails to students, telling them that there are rules

Posted on: August 29th, 2024 | 25 Av 5784 by Rob Golub

MILWAUKEE – As students return to school this fall, administrators are sending emails to let them know there are rules to be followed, related to encampments and protests.  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee administrators sent a mass email in late August, to let the campus community know that chalking can be vandalism, free speech has limits and […]

The message: There are American hostages, too, say parents at Congregation Shalom and convention

The message: There are American hostages, too, say parents at Congregation Shalom and convention

Posted on: July 18th, 2024 | 12 Tammuz 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

  MILWAUKEE – At 21 years old, Israeli-American Omer Neurtra was taken hostage on Oct. 7.   Orna and Ronen Neutra, Omer’s parents, came to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, July 17, sharing their stories to raise awareness for the eight American hostages held in Gaza, with a call to bring them home.   Before heading […]

Reported antisemitic incidents have risen 570% since 2015 

Reported antisemitic incidents have risen 570% since 2015 

Posted on: July 3rd, 2024 | 27 Sivan 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin’s number of reported antisemitic incidents rose again for the eighth consecutive year, marking a cumulative increase of 570% since 2015, according to the 2023 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents released in June by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Milwaukee Jewish Federation.   There was a 13% uptick in reported antisemitic incidents between 2022 […]

Journalism internship – write and learn – summer or fall 2025

Posted on: July 1st, 2024 | 25 Sivan 5784 by WJC Staff

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle is offering a remote journalism internship for college students. The Chronicle has openings for summer 2025 (half time), and for fall 2025 (part time) during the school year. This position comes with a $400 stipend for the summer or a semester. You will work for a nonprofit, and you will gain writing […]