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Coming Events, February 2024

Coming Events, February 2024

Posted on: February 2nd, 2024 | 23 Shevat 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Sunday, Feb. 4  Bagels, Books & Babies  Families with babies two and under are invited to meet for a story, music and play. All are invited to attend. Feb. 4, 10-11 a.m. Congregation Shalom, 7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point. Contact Brian Avner at Brian@Cong-Shalom.org or 414-352-9288, Ext. 122.  Create a photo estate  Cover […]

CEEBJ band to perform 

CEEBJ band to perform 

Posted on: January 10th, 2024 | 29 Tevet 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

The CEEBJ Band will perform at its first-ever “Shabbatpalooza” worship service on Friday, January 12, 7 p.m., at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun, 2020 W. Brown Deer Road, River Hills.  The service will be in the style of the shul’s former Torahpalooza services that it held from 2004 through 2013, said Cantor David Barash.   The community […]

Coming Events, January 2024 

Coming Events, January 2024 

Posted on: December 29th, 2023 | 17 Tevet 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Thursday, Jan. 4  Rosh Chodesh Society  The Rosh Chodesh Society’s upcoming course, One Wow Moment, peeks at pivotal moments in the lives of seven women of biblical fame and investigates the psychology and internal strengths that propelled these women. Jan. 4, 12 p.m. The Shul Center, 8825 N. Lake Dr., Milwaukee. Class Fee: $50/year or […]

IN PICTURES: About 200 people traveled from Wisconsin to the March for Israel

Posted on: December 1st, 2023 | 18 Kislev 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

About 180 people flew on a jet chartered by Milwaukee Jewish Federation to the Washington D.C. area and back, all in a day, for the March for Israel on Nov. 14, 2023. Some Wisconsinites met those from the chartered jet at the event. Photos by Rob Golub.   * * *About 180 people flew on a […]

Coming Events, December 2023

Coming Events, December 2023

Posted on: December 1st, 2023 | 18 Kislev 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Sunday, Dec. 3  Community Free Day  Jewish Museum Milwaukee hosts a community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit the exhibit Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse, for free. Dec. 3, 12-4 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. More information at JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org.   Monday, Dec. 4  Coffee with shlicha   […]

Fantle, Johnson examine ‘Summer Stock’ – JCC to host event for new book on Hollywood’s golden age

Fantle, Johnson examine ‘Summer Stock’ – JCC to host event for new book on Hollywood’s golden age

Posted on: September 27th, 2023 | 12 Tishri 5784 by Rob Golub

David Fantle, adjunct professor in film at Marquette, and his writing partner Tom Johnson, former senior editor at Netflix, bring their new book, “C’mon, Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock” to readers on Oct. 16. The book follows the behind-the-scenes production of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film “Summer Stock.”  On Sunday, Oct. 15 at […]

Coming Events, October 2023

Coming Events, October 2023

Posted on: September 27th, 2023 | 12 Tishri 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Friday, Oct. 6  Farm with Tikkun Ha-Ir  Join Tikkun Ha-Ir to Glean on the Farm! Friends and family welcome for a fun day in the sun, serving the community through Food Justice. Pick fresh produce from the lovely grounds of this CSA farm in Waukesha. Perfect for families with children 3 and over. Pre-registration required […]

The personal is political

The personal is political

Posted on: September 19th, 2023 | 4 Tishri 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Amy H. Shapiro believes everyone leads political lives.  By political, Shapiro said, she doesn’t mean the choices voters might make at their polling place or the ordinances they might lobby aldermen to enact. Rather, the emerita professor of philosophy and humanities from Alverno College in Milwaukee is talking about how personal choices and identities are […]

Jewish Museum Milwaukee examines how fiber artists amplify women’s voices on social issues

Jewish Museum Milwaukee examines how fiber artists amplify women’s voices on social issues

Posted on: September 4th, 2023 | 18 Elul 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Women who believe the system is not organized in their interest can speak out. Sometimes, they speak through art.  A new fiber arts exhibit coming to the Jewish Museum Milwaukee in September is one way women and women’s advocates seek to reclaim the genre historically patronized as “women’s craft” to use it as a launching […]

Coming Events, September 2023

Coming Events, September 2023

Posted on: August 31st, 2023 | 14 Elul 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Friday, Sept. 1  Pickleball Tournament Join the Labor Day Weekend Pickleball Tournament on the JCC Outdoor Courts! Inviting all 2.5-3.0 level players to participate in a mixed scramble tournament. Sept. 1, 8:30 a.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. $25. Questions or to register, contact Jess Lanke: […]