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How To Submit Information to The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle

Submissions to The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle should be sent per the instructions below either electronically, or mailed to:

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
1360 N. Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Announcements:

These brief announcements should be about a future event that is open to the community and has Jewish content. They may also include the main fundraising events of an organization, synagogue or agency.

To pitch a story idea, please make sure to contact the editor several weeks in advance.

Deadline is approximately one month before the targeted monthly issue.

Event Listings:

The Chronicle runs announcements for events with specific Jewish content that are open to the general Jewish community, not just to a particular membership. For example, we do not include computer classes offered by a synagogue or Jewish organization. To submit an event for an announcement, send a press release to .

Deadline is approximately one month before the targeted monthly issue.

Event listings run in cooperation with PlanitJewish, www.jewishmilwaukee.com, a Web listing of all local organizations and their events. PlanitJewish submissions should be sent to , with "calendar" in the subject line.

Life Cycle:

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle publishes announcements of births, bar/bat mitzvah events, engagements, weddings, student and workplace achievements, obituaries and memorial dedications free of charge.

Fill out the forms below for publication in the paper and on our Web site. If you prefer, send them by mail to:

Life Cycle, Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
1360 N. Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Deadline is approximately one month before the targeted monthly issue.

Obituaries
Click to submit an obituary announcement.

Dedications
Click to submit a dedication announcement.

Births
Click to submit a birth announcement.

B’nai Mitzvah
Click to submit a bar/bat mitzvah announcement.

Engagements
Click to submit an engagement.

Weddings
Click to submit a wedding announcement.

Student
Click to submit a student announcement.

Workplace
Click to submit a workplace announcement.

Opinions

Commentary articles:
The Chronicle encourages community members to contribute to the forum of ideas on our opinion pages. That can take the form of commentary articles, personal reflections or letters to the editor.

If you’d like to contribute an article, please contact editor Elana Kahn-Oren at 414-390-5770

Deadline is approximately one month before the targeted monthly issue.

Letters:
Letters should be no more than 250 words and should respond to something that appeared in The Chronicle. Writers are limited to one letter per month. Letters should be clear and well-written, and should focus on ideas and issues.

All letters are subject to editing and become the property of The Chronicle. To see the complete policy, contact the editor.

Deadline is approximately one month before the targeted monthly issue.

Photos:

The Chronicle publishes action photos on its Web site and on page 1 and 2 of the print edition. These provide a view of local Jewish life within the previous week, and should be high quality photos (no posed or group shots). Minimum file size should be 350 KB.

Organizations, agencies and synagogues may also submit photos for “Chai Lights,” which includes photos from Jewish events around the state.

Please send a full caption, including correctly spelled names of people featured, event name and sponsorship, date, location, number of attendees, and photographer name.

Send photos to with your organization’s name in the subject line.

School Scene:

This weekly feature includes updates from educational institutions serving Jewish children in the Milwaukee area. Send submissions from the past week to the editor.

Deadline is approximately one month before the targeted monthly issue.

Stories:

Stories are selected at the discretion of the editor and written by The Chronicle staff. If you have a story idea that is newsworthy and unique, feel free to contact the editor at 414-390-5770.

What’s Nu?:

“What’s Nu?” is a basket of tidbits of information about members of the Wisconsin Jewish community. It includes their involvement with the Jewish and general community.

Submissions, with photos when available, should be sent to the editor.

Deadline is approximately one month before the targeted monthly issue.

Other:

For general contact or other inquiries, the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle can be reached as follows:

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
1360 N. Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Tel: 414-390-5888
Fax: 414-390-5766
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