MILWAUKEE – We must remember human dignity.  That was the message from two local Jewish leaders at a prayer vigil for immigrant families, held at Milwaukee City Hall.   The interfaith coalition gathered at Milwaukee City Hall on Jan. 26, 2026, for the prayer vigil for Renee Good, Alex Pretti and immigrant families, where speakers called for justice, due process and humane immigration […]

MILWAUKEE – Ramona Tenorio keeps a go-bag with important documents. She carries a copy of her U.S. passport on her. It’s not a perfect plan: “People are being attacked before they are even allowed to get that stuff,” she said. Tenorio is a Jewish Wisconsinite, a fourth-generation American of Mexican heritage. In theory, she should […]

Israeli-born artist Jac Lahav’s “48 Jews” has toured cities around the nation. This March, paintings from the collection are making their way to Milwaukee – with the portraits including people from Jewish Wisconsin.  “I started the series thinking about my own personal history,” Lahav said. “This was at the time around where that Adam Sandler […]

Civil rights leader Eric K. Ward will bring a hard but hopeful message to Milwaukee on Wednesday, March 11, urging Jews and non-Jews alike to “stay at the table” even when conversations about antisemitism and race feel painful, fraught and exhausting.  Ward will speak at “What Multicultural & Interfaith Democracy Looks Like,” part of the 2026 Robert […]

In November 2025, I introduced the Interfaith Security Grants Bill (Senate Bill 789) to address the urgent need for state support of security measures needed by Wisconsin’s faith communities, including Wisconsin’s Jewish community. While Wisconsin provided security grants to religious organizations in years past, once that program ended, a funding gap has grown on pace […]

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