April 19, 2025 | 21 Nisan 5785
One of the more amusing reactions when telling someone I’d enrolled in library school at the ripe old age of 48 was, “Of course! You’ve always loved books!” My response? Gently pointing out that lots of people spend their entire lives loving books and not becoming librarians. My parents – a rabbi and a teacher […]
This year’s Yom HaShoah marks 80 years since the Holocaust’s end. The Holocaust Education Resource Center invites the community to gather in remembrance on Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m. at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in the Daniel M. Soref Community Hall. Their featured speaker, Jordan Bielsky — an actor, […]
I dreaded going to my grandmother’s house during the Passover season for the seder. But not for the reasons you might think. Grandma Seaman’s brisket was blue-ribbon worthy. Being surrounded by my older cousins always drummed up fun. But there was one part of the evening that filled me with absolute trepidation. Right there in black […]
Author Rebecca Graham is coming to Milwaukee to discuss her new book about the life and work of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet. In partnership with the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, Graham will give a presentation on her book, published in January, “Dear Miss Perkins: […]
Tuesdays, April 1 Kids Art & Baking Weekly on Tuesdays at Friendship Circle from April 1st through May 13 excluding April 15 for Passover. April 1, 4-6 p.m. Friendship Circle of Wisconsin, 8649 N. Port Washington Rd., Fox Point. Thursday, April 3 Women and objects “Bezalel’s Daughter: How Jewish Women Make Objects” Without Jewish American women, […]
Mike Levey is among the Annual Campaign volunteers who are working tirelessly to help raise dollars for the community campaign, and some of his involvement is with the Business and Professional Network (BPN) and its local society for attorneys. Levey has been actively involved as a volunteer in Milwaukee Jewish Federation campaigns for about 40 […]
Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has grown by more than 1,500 members and eight chapters across various colleges this past fall term. The fraternity’s growing numbers are “despite, or perhaps, due to, rising campus antisemitism and tensions,” according to an AEPi press release. Florida International University, University of Southern California and Wayne State University are among […]
Jody Lansing’s love for education began early. A Milwaukee-area native, Lansing attended Good Hope Elementary School, where an accelerated math program in third grade first sparked her interest in math and education. By fifth grade, inspired by her teacher Vicki Olsen’s warm, personalized classroom environment, Lansing knew she wanted to be a teacher. “Connecting with […]
Barbara Federlin loves to get up close and personal with plants. She thinks of paintings by the renowned artist Georgia O’Keeffe, who was known for her depictions of flowers. Federlin said she appreciates how O’Keeffe would enlarge flowers in her paintings to show what’s inside. Similarly, Federlin, said she enjoys seeing how plants connect with […]
Dr. Joshua Liberman quit big healthcare nearly two years ago to prove that quality, patient-centered, independent medical care is possible. Here’s what he said he can now report: It worked. Liberman said he quit corporate healthcare to avoid burnout and in an effort to deliver better care and patient satisfaction. This has allowed the preventative […]
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