When Chancellor Mark Mone of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee released the text of an agreement with encampment protesters, it immediately angered and disturbed much of the Milwaukee Jewish community. Nine days later, on May 21, Mone apologized for discussing geopolitical issues but not for the agreement's content. The agreement was not withdrawn. Then, Hillel Milwaukee and Milwaukee Jewish Federation issued a statement in response (see page 7), expressing disappointment that there was no retraction. How it unfolded The May 12 “agreement” with...
An annual blood drive will take place in Surlow Hall at Congregation Emanu-el B’Ne Jeshurun on Feb. 7. The blood drive will take place from 9:30 a.m – 2:30 p.m. To make an appointment, visit https://tinyurl.com/5xuat4r9 or call (877) 232-4376. The blood drive is in honor of Debbie Carter Berkson, obm, a Milwaukee resident, mother, […]
InPamsKitchen Glendale resident Pam Stein is known to thousands of online followers as the voice of InPamsKitchen. Stein’s recipes have been featured in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles and AARP The Magazine. For more recipes and ideas, follow @inpamskitchen on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) or TikTok. Yield: 12 latkes Ingredients: For the […]
Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun held a Kugel Cookoff on Oct. 20, with more than two dozen kugels entered from throughout the community. This recipe for Dintza’s Kugel is delicious and easy to make. It took second place for the People’s Choice Award, as voted on by attendees of the Kugel Cookoff. Dintza’s Kugel Chef: Diane […]
Here’s the award-winning recipe for “Just Like Bubby’s” Vegan Kugel. It took second place for the Judge’s Choice Award, as voted on by attendees of the Kugel Cookoff. Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun held the Kugel Cookoff on Oct. 20, with more than two dozen kugels entered from throughout the community. “Just Like Bubby’s” Vegan Kugel […]
Barbara Glazer knew something was missing. She had prepared a kugel for Rosh Hashanah, and the recipe wasn’t quite right. It was a test run, as Glazer was preparing to enter a kugel cook-off at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun in River Hills, where she is a member. Glazer said she has a passion for food […]
Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun held a Kugel Cookoff on Sunday, Oct. 20, with more than two dozen kugels entered from throughout the community. Attendees were asked to try and vote on kugels, as were a panel of judges, including Dan Jacobs, who owns local restaurants DanDan and Ester Ev and was a finalist on the […]
When Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, a former state Assembly representative, died by suicide Monday, Nov. 4, it was after months of bullying tied to his identity as a Jew and supporter of Israel, according to longtime friends and colleagues. Social media attacks from former friends and allies broke his heart, they say. Longtime friends […]
Sadness is too small a word to express the enormity of Jonathan Brostoff’s (z”l) death by suicide. On a communal level, we’ve lost someone whose entire mission was working tirelessly to make life better for everyone around him. As someone who knew Jonathan, and as the daughter of a local public figure who died by […]
MILWAUKEE – Jonathan Brostoff, a city alderman and former state Assembly representative – a man who loved Milwaukee, gaming, family, people, Israel and Judaism, a passionate fighter for what he believed in – died by suicide Monday, Nov. 4. His death came as a shock in the Milwaukee area, though Brostoff wrote publicly about his […]
A nonprofit focused on Israel education across America has launched a conflict education program, and among the participants are several educators from Jewish Milwaukee. The iCenter’s November cohort participants include Tova Blasberg, Camp Interlaken JCC assistant director; Tehila Cohen, Camp Interlaken JCC (seasonally) village director; Colleen Coveney, Milwaukee Jewish Day School Upper School social studies […]
Grief is defined as the emotional response to loss. So often, we focus on grief as the result of death, when in actuality, grief comes in many forms and for many reasons. Grief can be from the death of a loved one, but also from loss outside of death. This could be the loss of […]
Rachel Greenspan has been appointed executive director of Shalom Orlando. In this role, Greenspan will take on responsibilities for the Jewish Federation of Orlando; Shalom Orlando’s Camp J; RAISE, a training program for adults with disabilities seeking employment; and the Richard S. Adler Early Childhood Learning Center. Greenspan previously served as the interim co-executive director […]
This time of year, we read another set of stories each week. The book of Genesis is full of stories of our ancestors going on journeys, becoming a community, becoming a people. These stories bind us together and show us how to be there for one another. Sometimes, they provide cautionary tales about what happens […]
Tikkun Ha-Ir’s Holiday Gifts Donation Drive runs now through Dec. 10. Items can be dropped off at multiple locations including Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid, Congregation Emanu-El B’Ne Jeshurun, Congregation Shalom, Congregation Sinai, Hillel Milwaukee, Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, Lake Park Synagogue, Milwaukee Jewish Day School, or Temple Menorah. Donors can […]
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