Saturday July 27, 2024 | 21 Tammuz 5784
Finn and Ezra’s Bar Mitzvah Time Loop, by Joshua S. Levy, published by Katherine Tegen Books This middle grade novel is a brilliantly crafted, laugh-out-loud page turner that will keep readers in suspense until the end. As Finn and Ezra relive their bar mitzvah weekend celebrations dozens and dozens of times, they must find a […]
As a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, I was shocked to hear about UWM Chancellor Mark Mone’s “agreement” that disturbed and angered much of the Jewish community. It echoes the same problems we have here at Harvard University where university president Claudine Gay was over-coached and so concerned about free speech that she spoke as […]
This month, I had the honor of interviewing my mother, Mandy Wienke, school administrator and educator at Congregation Shalom for the past 24 years. When you first step foot into Mandy Wienke’s office, you can’t help but notice the many graduation pictures of past students that line the eastern wall. While there are many photographs, […]
The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle is seeking to hire a full-time account executive. If you are an experienced salesperson or possess a strong level of customer service experience, then this newspaper account executive role may be a fit for you. “We prove every day here at the Chronicle that newspapering can be sustainable and even robust,” […]
WHITEFISH BAY – Jackie Triefler grabbed a pair of thick ropes from the floor and, standing beside her trainer, whipped them up and down rapidly. “My doctor is amazed, my internist,” Triefler said. “She keeps staring.” On June 13, Fitness Trainer Natalie Levandoski took Triefler through several exercises at the Harry & Rose Samson Family […]
Daniel Schulman loves visiting Jewish museums, and he’s visited several in Europe. “I love Jewish museums because I learn so much from them,” he said. “There’s so many different ways of doing programming, and of defining a museum as a Jewish museum. I think what’s so great about them is how diverse they are, how […]
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, spoke at Congregation Shalom in Fox Point for Shabbat on June 7, 2024. In a time when, he said, “the world seems like it is coming apart at the seams,” he emphasized the importance of unity and elevating hope for the “collective well-being.”
Miryam Rosenzweig, president and CEO of Milwaukee Jewish Federation, was granted a 2024 Woman of Influence award for nonprofit leadership by the Milwaukee Business Journal. This year’s winners were honored on June 5 at the Baird Center in downtown Milwaukee. Mazel tov!
Milwaukee Jewish Federation leaders implored the city’s business community to remain vigilant against the continuing increase in antisemitism, including in the workplace, during the organization’s annual Economic Forum, held last month. Over the last eight months, three-fourths of Jews across the nation witnessed antisemitism against other people, one quarter experienced it themselves, and four-fifths reported […]
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin’s number of reported antisemitic incidents rose again for the eighth consecutive year, marking a cumulative increase of 570% since 2015, according to the 2023 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents released in June by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Milwaukee Jewish Federation. There was a 13% uptick in reported antisemitic incidents between 2022 […]
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