MADISON – Monica Nolan, an experienced nonprofit director, has started as executive director at Jewish Social Services, after a challenging year for all organizations working in one of its core spaces – refugee resettlement. She started Jan. 1. Nolan brings nonprofit leadership, sustainability expertise and advocacy experience to Jewish Social Services. From 2016-2024, she served […]

Sara Abrams moved to Bayside from Green Bay with her parents and brother, Ross, when she was just 4 years old. Being new to the area and having so many synagogues close by, the family decided to go (as Abrams likes to say) “shul shopping.” They ultimately landed at The Shul in Bayside, where the […]

         Now that the living hostages have been returned, and the ceasefire which ended the war in Gaza seems to be holding, it feels as though an extremely painful chapter in Jewish history is concluding. For the last two years the yellow ribbon, the dog tag, and the photos of the hostages have marked Jewish […]

MILWAUKEE — If you’re a local teen who likes sports or media, the JCC Maccabi Games could be for you.  The JCC Maccabi Games, an Olympic-style competition for Jewish teens ages 13 to 17, will take place this year in Toronto from Aug. 2-7. The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay is building a […]

Keindel Walny wakes up every morning to flags hanging in her bedroom.   She’s not just a high school student who loves geography. These flags represent the 25 countries Walny, 17, has competed against with her synchronized figure skating team.   Walny, a Wisconsin native, is an 11th grade student at the University School of Milwaukee and the only Jewish girl on her […]

Leah Stein was about to start preparing for a first night of Chanukah party when she heard about the shooting at Bondi Beach. “I woke up in the morning and my husband said, ‘don’t look at the news’,” Stein said. “I froze, and I just thought ‘No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no’.” […]