Thursday December 26, 2024 | 25 Kislev 5785
Milwaukee Jewish Federation held an event, “Marking One Year: October 7th Commemoration,” at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center. The co-chairs were Melissa Barnett, Elana Karan and Jamie Miller. Hundreds gathered, standing room only with overflow, for an evening of hope and unity, on Oct. 7, 2024. The date marked one year […]
Milwaukee Jewish Federation is sponsoring a population study of the Jewish community of Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Waukesha Counties. The last community study in the Milwaukee area was conducted in 2011. A new study was set to be conducted last year but was postponed after the attacks of Oct. 7. Studies like this are conducted by […]
Dr. Ronald Shansky, one of the most respected experts in the U.S. on prison health reform, and a pioneer in correctional healthcare, was my brother. Throughout his life, Ronald was a passionate advocate for those less fortunate in our society. I remember him taking me through the Washington, D.C. jails, when he was the federal […]
Jacob Assa Jacob Assa died on Oct. 12, 2024, at the age of 79. Beloved husband of Frances Assa (nee Peltz). Loving father of Sharone Assa, Danielle (Nathan Zimmermann) Assa and Carmel (Ethan Rosen) Assa. Proud grandfather of Eitan Menachem Assa, Gabrielle Paz Assa and Reuven Assa-Zimmermann. Dear brother of the late Menachem (Roberta) Assa. […]
Thursday, Nov. 7 Community Free Day Jewish Museum Milwaukee to host this community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit Against the Grain: The Remarkable Life of Artist Bernard Perlin for free. Nov. 7, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. Contact Info@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. Sunday, Nov. 10 Food & […]
Rabbi Wes Kalmar’s weekly study class is to focus on the Book of Kings, held in the Harry and Rose Samson JCC Library. The discussion group and study session is held every Tuesday at 12 p.m. in the JCC reading room. It is also held on Zoom. Kalmar has served as a rabbi at Anshe […]
Knowing your body is important, and having the right information can make transitions in life easier. That’s a key message from Alyson Lippman, an advanced practice nurse. Lippman, a board member at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun in River Hills, has worked in women’s health for the past two decades. With her Shorewood business, Midlife Midwife […]
MILWAUKEE – They gathered around the table, their knives falling against cutting boards. It became a symphony of clicks and clacks, like rain on pavement – this is what volunteerism for the Veggie Chop Shop sounds like, the prepping of food for those in need. “We get most of our food from farmers markets, and […]
This month, I sat down with Dr. Susan Bornstein-Forst of Bader Hillel High. Known as “Doc” by her students, Bornstein-Forst has been teaching at Bader Hillel High for four years. While she is currently teaching biology, Bornstein-Forst is no stranger to Jewish education. Bornstein-Forst was raised in a traditional Orthodox home in Mount Vernon, New […]
“An Etrog From Across the Sea,” by Kerry Olitzky and Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Stacey Dressen McQueen Set in 1729 and inspired by Jewish merchant and trader Luis Moises Gomez, this story follows his travel to Corsica. There, he finds spectacular etrogs. In a letter, he writes that he will bring one home to […]
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