Wednesday June 05, 2024 | 28 Iyyar 5784
This is Lori Fisher’s second year teaching sixth and seventh grade at Congregation Sinai, but don’t let that fool you; she is no stranger to teaching or to Sinai! Fisher says she practically grew up there. Her mother, Marsha Fensin, was the cantorial soloist at Sinai for many, many years, and Fisher spent the first […]
A specialist on how people learn about Holocaust history and prejudice will speak in Milwaukee. That speaker, Danny M. Cohen, is an associate professor of instruction in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He teaches courses on Children and the Holocaust, The Holocaust and Education and Holocaust Memory, Memorials and Museums. […]
Why is this night different from all other nights? Well, it’s Passover. It’s also Earth Day. Both holidays celebrate renewal and redemption. The yearning for freedom, of Passover, has been compared to the yearning for liberation from the great issues facing the Earth. If you’re looking to celebrate the Earth before or after your Seder, […]
The battle for Wisconsin voters will be fierce, and the Republican Jewish Coalition reports it is ready. “We have what I would argue is the best data operation in Jewish politics,” said Sam Markstein, the organization’s national political director, in an interview with the Chronicle. “We’ve made significant investments in the data operations to make […]
At first, she walked alone. In January, Liya Chernyakova walked with posters calling attention to the hostages held by Hamas. She walked alone, through the streets of Milwaukee’s east side, from the Urban Ecology Center to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee union, and back. “I taped posters to the front of my coat, and in back, […]
MILWAUKEE – After a contentious debate, the County Board avoided the use of the word “genocide” when it passed a resolution calling for peace in the Middle East. The vote was 10-8. The Milwaukee County Board rejected an initial proposal, accusing Israel of “genocide,” after County Board member Sheldon Wasserman said on the floor that […]
Monday, April 1 2024 Passover Food Drive The Community Food Drive is happening again this year. Food will be collected through April 10 at several sites throughout the community. Distribution will be Sunday, April 14. For more information visit MilwaukeeJewish.org/PassoverFoodDrive. Contact Laura Slatky-Verkuilen at (414) 967-7145 or lslatky-Verkuilen@jccmilwaukee.org. Tuesday, April 2 All About Passover Come […]
Eli Allen Weinshel, Congregation Sinai, will have his bar mitzvah on April 13, 2024. He is a student at Lake Shore Middle School. Parents Jill Goldmann Weinshel and Michael Weinshel reside in Mequon. His grandmothers are Ruth Goldmann, Mequon. Grandparents Renee Weinshel and Leo Weinshel are in Menomonee Falls.
“Freedom Song” is a musical performance unlike just about all others. For one thing, it combines the story of a family and their struggle with addiction with the telling of the Exodus story. For another, all people involved are in some stage of addiction recovery. Frequently performed nationwide, the show will come to Milwaukee for […]
Television show creator, director and writer Joey Soloway, an alum of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will return to the school this month for two days to discuss their lifelong work and screen a pilot episode for an unreleased show. The two-time Emmy-award-winner known for creating and writing the Amazon hit “Transparent” and producing and […]
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