July 02, 2026 | 17 Tammuz 5786
2024-2025 Milwaukee Jewish Community Study unveiled at Annual Meeting MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Jewish community includes approximately 17,000 Jewish households and 34,000 people living in Jewish households, according to a new demographic study presented at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation Annual Meeting on June 18, 2026, at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center. Of those 34,000 people, about 27,500 are Jewish, with the remainder generally being non-Jewish spouses, […]
At Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s 2026 Economic Forum, a caution on the rapid development of artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence, widely seen as the most consequential technology of the century, may be advancing faster than society can control. “How do we regulate and harness a technology that I am telling you is as powerful as nuclear weapons?” economist Marci Rossell asked. Rossell was […]
A noted lawyer and jurist were each granted the Herb Kohl Service Award Two people whose work has helped shape lives across Wisconsin, from classrooms to courtrooms and local organizations, have been named recipients of the Herb Kohl Service Award. Leading attorney and philanthropist Robert Habush and jurist and civic leader Judge Derek Mosley have been recognized for their […]
Thursday, July 2 Brain health program ReCharge: Brain Health & Wellness, an outreach program of Ovation Communities, will hold a program Thursday, July 2, at 10 a.m. ReCharge offers classes and activities focused on memory, cognitive wellness and social connection for older adults. Information is available through Ovation Communities. Ovation.org Friday, July 3 Shalom Schmooze Congregation Shalom will host a Shalom Schmooze gathering Friday, […]
Congregation Shalom in Fox Point announced its list of confirmads for this year. Mazel tov to Eli Arnold, Lucy Domnitz, Anna Kovach, Emily Meldman, Nathan Silber and Sivan Wallace.
Honorary sign for Rabbi Michel Twerski is posted The city of Milwaukee posted an honorary street sign declaring Rabbi Michel Twerski Blvd., beneath the official North 51st Boulevard sign. The sign is steps away from Congregation Beth Jehudah, 3100 N. 52nd St., and the much of the Orthodox community it serves. Rabbi Michel Twerski leads the congregation. Generations of Twerski rabbis have been served, and […]
Grew up in an at home daycare in Oshkosh, then went to school for business and into sales, then wanted out Isabella “Ms. Bell” Roberts started her career at Gan Ami Mequon over two years ago after realizing she wasn’t passionate about her then-job. Roberts attended UW-Milwaukee and earned two business degrees, one in marketing and one […]
Book reviews for kids from Liza Wiemer, longtime local Jewish educator “Under the Rubble: The Hidden Letters of the Warsaw Ghetto,” by Elisa Boxer, illustrated by Oksana Drachkovska, published by Apples and Honey Press In this powerful, emotional, and exquisitely written and illustrated picture book, readers learn about Hersh Wasser, the only person alive after World War […]
Today in a world shadowed by fear and struggle, the Jewish people have wisdom learned Hope flew when I was a child. Each summer I washed and rinsed dusty kosher pickle jars in preparation for the trek that my father and I took to an alley a few blocks away, where a rugged stand of milkweed nestled alongside a […]
Here’s what I learned: We must not take our friends for granted Let me set the scene for you. In the vast cathedral-like atrium of the Ronald Reagan Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, more than 550 people gathered to support Israel, confront antisemitism, and stand with the Jewish people. Speaker after speaker celebrated the enduring relationship between the […]
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