Project: VITAL

Joshua Richman, executive director of the RUACH Jewish arts and arts education organization, leads three 11th grade students from International Peace Academy (of Hmong American Peace Academy Ltd.) in a music workshop on Oct. 17 at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. The workshop kicked off RUACH’s Project: VITAL (Values In The Arts & Life). The project, supported by The Helen Bader Foundation, integrates Jewish values and the arts, implemented in cooperation with schools and organizations throughout the Milwaukee area. Photo by Karen Reiffman.