July 11, 2025 | 14 Tammuz 5785
A former coworker kept telling Reva Fox that her hair looked great when she wore it straight. They told her: “Your hair looks so good like this. You should wear it like this every day.” But to Fox, curly hair feels tied to her Jewish identity, and the comments didn’t sit right with her. Today, […]
Merzy Eisenberg, a founding Hebrew teacher at the Milwaukee Jewish Day School, will headline the dozens of area educators who will be honored at this year’s Salute to Jewish Educators awards ceremony held each year by Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s Coalition for Jewish Learning. Eisenberg will be honored with the Lifetime Impact Award for her 22 […]
Monday, March 3 Trivia Ha-Ir fundraiser Show off your knowledge of useless facts, local trivia and Jewish knowledge while supporting the work of Tikkun Ha-Ir. Proceeds support Tikkun Ha-Ir’s mission to build a more just community by uniting Jews of all backgrounds in study, action and civic engagement. March 3, 5:30-7 p.m. Arts @ Large, […]
We come from around the country and from around the world. We’re intimidating-looking men and women dressed in leathers, chaps, doo-rags, and of course, our cuts. We come on two and three wheels with the wind in our face. Who are we? We are the JMA – the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance. We are 50+ clubs […]
MILWAUKEE – Let’s not blame Chicago. Yes, yes, it’s true. Wisconsin finally has a Jewish motorcycle club, after representatives of the Chicago Jewish motorcycle club literally rode down here to ask the Chronicle, what gives? Your city is the home of Harley-Davidson, and you don’t even have a Jewish motorcycle club? Never mind that Chicago […]
Torah Academy of Milwaukee holds an annual performance, and the show this year is an adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic, “The Prince and the Pauper,” now set in Victorian England during the late 1830s. This photo is of rehearsal. The story follows two young girls — Princess Victoria, heir to the throne, and Penny Canty, […]
During the Holocaust, most European governments failed to protect their Jewish populations from the Nazis. One exception was Denmark, where about 95 percent of the Jewish community survived the war. More than 7,000 Danish Jews were evacuated to Sweden after the Rosh Hashanah holiday in 1943, and hundreds more were saved when they were removed […]
Rosie Vayner and Samantha Gorelik, co-chairs of the NextGen Council, are focused on engaging young Jewish Milwaukeeans through the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s NextGen program. “We know that when we bring people in, and they feel welcome and start to feel more of a personal connection to Federation, that they’re more likely to stay involved for […]
Wednesday, Feb. 5 Judaism and Mindfulness Course Join Moishe Steigmann, “The Mindful Rabbi,” and Susan Lubar, mindfulness coach, for a four-part class, “Judaism and Mindfulness: Adding Purpose to Your Everyday Life.” Wednesday evenings in Feb. beginning Feb 5, 7 p.m. Sponsored by Own Your Judaism. More info and link to registration: OwnYourJudaism.org/what-we-do/ Modern Antisemitism Join Rabbi Wes […]
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. […]
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