Saturday January 04, 2025 | 4 Tevet 5785
This past April a delegation of over 30 people represented Jewish Milwaukee in a visit to Poland and Hungary. Co-chaired by Mark and Sara Hermanoff, and Steven and Robin Arenzon, the Milwaukee Jewish Federation mission participants visited Holocaust sites and experienced the current resurgence of Jewish life in these countries. Their itinerary included stops in […]
Perchik: There’s a question… A certain question I want to discuss with you. Hodel: Yes? Perchik: It’s a political question. Hodel: What is it? Perchik: The question of… marriage. Hodel: Is this a political question? Perchik: Well, yes. Yes, everything’s political. I’ve always loved this moment from Fiddler on the Roof. There is a sweetness […]
Monday, July 1 Illumination The event is in honor of the 30th anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. The Rebbe, as he is known, is remembered as a core, respected leader for the Chabad movement. July 1, 7 p.m. Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Helen Bader Concert Hall, 2419 E Kenwood […]
Boris Bakalinsky Passed away on May 25, 2024 at the age of 86. Beloved husband of Svetlana Bakalinsky (nee Sidelman). Loving father of Boris (Anna) Bakalinsky. Further survived by three grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Graveside service held May 26, 2024 at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery, Milwaukee. Rabbi Moishe Rapoport officiated. Goodman-Bensman Whitefish Bay Funeral […]
“The Schlemiel Kids Save the Moon,” by Audrey Barbakoff, illustrated by Rotem Teplow, published by The Collective Book Studio. Author Audrey Barbakoff took the spirit of old Yiddish stories of Chelm, which were filled with silly people who thought they were the wisest in the world, and created a modern tale where the smartest people […]
In April, I had the opportunity of a lifetime to participate in Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s mission to Poland and Hungary, in collaboration with the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center and alongside 30 incredible community leaders. The theme of our trip was Rediscovery, Resilience, and Reflection, and this mission brought us to ghettos, […]
In late March, I joined my boyfriend on a cross-country road trip as he decided where to attend graduate school. We paid attention to the usual criteria — best academics, employment outcomes, and cost of living — to narrow down which school would be the best fit. But, at the top of my mind this […]
Holocaust scholar Danny M. Cohen, Ph.D, spoke on Holocaust history and memory. Cohen is a distinguished professor of instruction at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy. The Yom HaShoah commemoration on May 5, at the JCC, was co-chaired by Felicia Miller and Leo Kleiner.
For Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, hundreds of people walked from the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, through Whitefish Bay, on May 19. Photos by Rob Golub.
It was standing room only on May 13, 2024, at the Daniel M. Soref Community Hall at the Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, when the community came together for Yom HaZikaron. The annual local Yom HaZikaron commemoration honors Israel’s victims of terror and fallen soldiers and veterans of the Israel Defense Forces and other […]
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