July 04, 2025 | 7 Tammuz 5785
University of Wisconsin Chabad and Taglit-Birthright Israel together took 150 students to Israel in May 2025. This photo was shot at the foot of Masada during the trip.
MILWAUKEE – When Rabbi Gil-Ezer Lerer approached a vandal breaking glass windows at Temple Menorah, the man walked away and was soon apprehended by Milwaukee Police. The incident took place on Sunday morning, June 15. “He was arrested within minutes of leaving the synagogue,” Lerer said. This is an isolated incident, involving only this perpetrator, […]
At center is Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, just outside his office at City Hall, after a meeting with, left to right, Eli Gabay, deputy mayor of Kfar Tavor; Yosi Nava, mayor of Tiberias; Nitzan Peleg, head of Lower Galilee Regional Council and Idan Grinbaum, head of Jordan Valley Regional Council. The mayors chatted about differences […]
A delegation of Israeli mayors and others visiting Milwaukee managed to make their way back to Israel last month – to be with their cities as Israel was under fire – after war abruptly broke out between Iran and Israel. The delegation included Yosi Nava, mayor of Tiberias; Eli Gabay, deputy mayor of Kfar Tavor; […]
Milwaukee’s chapter of Run for Their Lives, an international group that raises awareness for the hostages held in Gaza, saw a boost in its weekly turnout — up to ten times larger than usual — the Sunday after an attack on another chapter in Boulder, Colo. Milwaukee’s Run for Their Lives participants gather in a […]
MILWAUKEE – Israelis came to town this month and got to know us a bit. Here’s what they learned: America is not a cushy place where one can avoid the cost of being Jewish. When delegates from northeast Israel; St Paul, Minn.; and Milwaukee gathered here last month to make plans for more Israeli-American relationship […]
It’s become a common occurrence in recent years for liberal or left-of-center groups, either online or off, to get caught up in heated disagreements about Israel. This happened with the original group that founded the Women’s March during Donald Trump’s first term, leading to its implosion, and in 2021, when a large Facebook group for […]
Tuesday, July 8 New Moon Soundbath A unique experience that harmoniously blends the ancient tradition of Rosh Chodesh with the healing power of sound. Members $25. Community $30. July 8, 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center – Studio B, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. Register at JccMilwaukee.org/newmoon. Contact: […]
Welcome to the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle’s annual Standing Up Against Hate special section. I proposed that we launch this special section several years ago. I had no idea how relevant it would become. For this year, at a time of consternation and heightened antisemitism, I’d like to share a list of people around me whom […]
There is general agreement that silence in the face of everyday hate is not helpful. Elie Wiesel, the renowned survivor and conscience of the Holocaust, taught us that. He pointed out that silence and indifference help the perpetrators of undue hatred because it unwittingly condones it. Although the Beatles sang “All You Need is Love,” […]
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