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Liza Wiemer’s monthly recommendation: Purim for young children 

Liza Wiemer’s monthly recommendation: Purim for young children 

Posted on: March 14th, 2024 | 4 Adar II 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

“What Do You See? On Purim,” by Bracha Goetz, published by Judaica Press  This is the perfect introduction to Purim for infants to toddlers. This board book highlights everything that is needed to celebrate Purim. Photographs of children in costumes, ingredients to bake hamantashen, different megillahs to read, graggers to count, items for mishloach manot, […]

My Uncle Jake: The Jewish Fruit Peddler  

My Uncle Jake: The Jewish Fruit Peddler  

Posted on: March 14th, 2024 | 4 Adar II 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

My grandma Bessie Wolkenstein had three brothers: Max, Charlie, and Jake Katz. Max was married and he and Ida had a house on the north side of Milwaukee. Charlie and his wife Ruth lived on the west side, but I didn’t know where Jake lived. Max owned a heating and sheet metal shop, Charlie worked […]

First grade teacher Tova came home 

First grade teacher Tova came home 

Posted on: March 14th, 2024 | 4 Adar II 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Meet Tova (Noll) Tornek, a first-grade Judaic Studies teacher at Bader Hillel Academy and a Hebrew school teacher for 4- and 5-year-olds at Milwaukee Community Hebrew School. Tornek grew up in Glendale, traveled for a few years and recently returned  to the Milwaukee area in June 2023.  Teaching has always been Tornek’s passion, she said. […]

What’s Nu? March 2024

What’s Nu? March 2024

Posted on: March 11th, 2024 | 1 Adar II 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Passover Food Drive serves local community  Passover Food Drive serves local community  MILWAUKEE – Food donations for the Community Passover Food Drive (Ma’ot Chittim) will be collected Monday, March 25 until Wednesday April 10 at several sites throughout the community, including the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center and local […]

The Shabbat morning singalong is a hallmark of Milwaukee Jewish Day School

The Shabbat morning singalong is a hallmark of Milwaukee Jewish Day School

Posted on: March 11th, 2024 | 1 Adar II 5784 by Rob Golub

Shabbat Sing, an enduring hallmark of Milwaukee Jewish Day School, now has a CD album.  The weekly burst of energy and hamishness has children dancing and singing every Friday morning in a large room filled with parents and grandparents. The songs are led by Mara Kleiman and Wendy Cohen. Kleiman is director of Jewish life […]

2024 guide to Wisconsin Jewish Summer camps

Posted on: March 6th, 2024 | 26 Adar I 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

  Here is our up-to-date list of Wisconsin Jewish camps! The camps are: Beber Camp, Mukwonago, WI Camp Chi, Lake Delton, WI Camp Moshava, Wild Rose, WI Camp Ramah, Conover, WI Camp Shalom and Camp Shalom Noar-Bogrim,Verona, WI Camp Young Judaea  Midwest, Waupaca, WI Chabad – Lubavitch of Wisconsin • Camp Gan Israel, Bayside, WI […]

Jewish Artists’ Exhibition was held at The Shul Center in Bayside

Jewish Artists’ Exhibition was held at The Shul Center in Bayside

Posted on: March 6th, 2024 | 26 Adar I 5784 by Rob Golub

Jewish artists stood beside their art and chatted with one another and with art fans. It was a Sunday afternoon devoted to art, and some respite from the troubling news facing the Jewish people in recent months.  The Jewish Artists’ Exhibition was held Feb. 18, 2024, at The Shul Center in Bayside. The theme was […]

IN PICTURES: ‘The Chosen” in production 

IN PICTURES: ‘The Chosen” in production 

Posted on: March 5th, 2024 | 25 Adar I 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

“The Chosen” will be performed at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, March 5-31, 2024 , at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. The show is presented by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Above are Hillel Rosenshine and Eli Mayer in rehearsal for “The Chosen.” The photo below is a set model, in preparation for the show.  

Opinion: I am an out, Jewish, and joyful local queer! 

Opinion: I am an out, Jewish, and joyful local queer! 

Posted on: March 5th, 2024 | 25 Adar I 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Queer joy, queer belonging, queer homes, queer coziness, and queer adventures are a profound and constant thread in my adult life as an out, high femme Milwaukee queer. I lean on our community all the time for smiles, fresh recipes, dog sitting help, and during tougher times too.   Likewise, my faith is a major part […]

Coming Events, March 2024 

Coming Events, March 2024 

Posted on: March 1st, 2024 | 21 Adar I 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Sunday, March 3  Bookmaking Learn techniques to make books and hear remarkable stories about the origin of books, their power in our culture, and their potential to serve as outlets of creative resistance. Members $10. Community $20. March 3, 1 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. Register at JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org/events. Contact Info@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org.  Monday, […]