Wednesday, June 1
Mohammed S. Dajani, of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, is to lecture. “The Enemy is Fear: A Palestinian Perspective on Reconciliation in the Midst of Conflict” will be followed by discussion. Dajani initiated a “moderate” Islamic movement in Palestinian areas, aiming to teach Israeli students about the Nakba (the 1948 “catastrophe”) and Palestinian students about the Holocaust. He resigned as a professor of political science and American studies graduate program director at Al-Quds University after an uproar that resulted from taking 27 Palestinian students to Nazi death camps in Poland. Sponsored by the Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Held at the UWM Music Recital Hall (MUS 175), 3223 N. Downer Ave. 7 p.m. Free.
Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah, 717 N. Green Bay Ave. in Glendale, will be celebrating its 30th year with a Friday night dinner event: “Celebrating Our Past and Looking Ahead Toward Our Future.” Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 6:30 p.m. and a dinner catered by Hannah’s Kitchen. Program to feature d’vrei Torah and interactive discussions with Rabbis Nachman Levine and Wes Kalmar about ASKT’s past and future. $30 for adults age 13 and above. $15 for children age 12 and younger. RSVP to AsktShul@gmail.com.
“Project Mah Jongg: An Exhibition Honoring the Memories, Legacy, and Charms of the Game!” Exhibit open June 5 through Aug. 28. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave. Museum hours: Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (open until 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month); Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. 414-390-5730. JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. Museum admission: Adults $7; seniors $6; students $4; children age 6 and under are free; active duty military are free.
Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., is setting aside space for people to play mah jongg at the museum for the duration of the exhibit. Game play includes light refreshments. The play area will be called the “Atrium Game Gallery,” with reservations available for Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and some select Sundays, from June 5 to Aug. 28. Docent-led tour at noon. The fee will be $10 per person for members and, for non-members, $10 per person plus admission. RSVP to MahJongg@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org or call 414-390-5730 to reserve your group’s table at least three days before your preferred time.
“Valley of Strength” (2010). In this beautiful love story, a young Russian immigrant with a baby immigrates to Palestine at the end of the 19th century after her husband has been killed in a pogrom. There she meets and marries a widower with two children, and the two of them move to northern Palestine. In Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Yiddish and Turkish with subtitles. Instructor: Adina Altsulll. Co-sponsored by the Israel Center of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. For more information contact Laurie Herman at Lherman@JccMilwaukee.com or 414-967-8212. Held at the Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd. in Whitefish Bay. 1 p.m. Free to all.
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
The 2016 Greater Chicago Jewish Festival celebrates Jewish culture in Chicago. Four stages of music with more than 40,000 attendees. Art bazaar featuring artists from Chicago, the U.S., Israel and across the world. Performers include Kol Sasson, Listen UP!, the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, Rabbi Joe Black, the a cappella Maccabeats, Guy King and his Israeli classical jazz band and female singing group Bonot with Noa Aaronson. New this year will be strolling historical characters such as the late Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Kosher food court. Takes place at St. Paul Forest Preserve in Morton Grove, Illinois from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Rain location is Niles West High School, 5701 W. Oakton in Skokie. Free parking. $5 donation. For more information or to volunteer call 847-933-3000 or visit at JewishFestival.org.
Celebrate the community’s partnership with Israel’s Sovev Kinneret region at Sprecher Brewery, 701 W. Glendale Ave., Milwaukee. The event is presented by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s Israel Center and its Partnership2Gether program. The evening will include: ComedySportz improv comedy performance, Sprecher Brewery tour with samples, dessert bar (dietary laws observed) and a meet-and-greet with Israeli and national partners. P2G collaborates with the community’s Israeli counterparts on education, cultural exchanges, regional planning and economic development initiatives. For further information contact Allison at AllisonH@MilwaukeeJewish.org or 414-350-5724. 7 – 10 p.m. Free.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation invites the public to its annual meeting at the Jewish Home & Care Center – Rubenstein Pavilion, 1410 N. Prospect Ave. Guest speaker: Darryl Morin, co-founder of the Latino-Jewish Alliance. $36 luncheon (dietary laws observed). Honors will be given to Danae Davis, the winner of the Robert H. Friebert Social Justice Award, and Brian Schupper, the winner of the Saul Sorrin Leadership Award. RSVP at MilwaukeeJewish.org/JCRC or call 414-390-5781. 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
“Up All Night” barbecue at Shavuot begins Saturday night with an all-night Learnathon and an "Up All Night – but no Dairy!" midnight fleishig BBQ. No RSVP necessary, visit ASKT for this holiday. Study in the afternoons of June 12 and 13 as well. Questions? Contact AsktShul@gmail.com.
“Mel Brooks: Back in the Saddle Again” at The Riverside Theater. Join Mel Brooks for an exclusive, inside look at his storied career, and the making of the legendary and groundbreaking movie “Blazing Saddles.” All ages. 7 p.m. (414) 286-3663. PabstTheater.org.
Author Sheila Terman Cohenwill discuss and sign her new book, “Jews in Wisconsin.” This book is part of the “People of Wisconsin” series. 7 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave. 414-390-5730. JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. Free with admission.
Lake Park Synagogue, celebrating its 33rd anniversary, will hold its annual dinner. The keynote speaker will be David Luchins. Luchins, chair of the political science department at Touro College in New York, reaches across traditional boundaries to encourage dialogue. Long associated with the Orthodox Union and its NCSY, he has also advised both Democrats and Republicans, including the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York; speaks at Aish Hatorah and Chabad events; and in 2015 received the Chernin Social Justice Award from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. At the dinner his topic will be "Is the Party Over? American Jewish Political Power Faces a New Reality." Event will honor Lake Park President Larry Pachefsky. 5:30 p.m. $72. Open to all. Call the synagogue at 414-962-5508 or email LakeParkSynagogue@gmail.com. In addition to his talk at the LPS dinner, Luchins will be a scholar-in-residence over Shabbat, on Saturday, June 18.
“We Six Jazz Sextet” is an ensemble of members of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music faculty. From hard bop to world beats, original compositions to soulful standards, the We Six Jazz Sextet explores the full range of jazz in their straight-ahead style. Free and open to the public. No ticket necessary, but seating is limited. Box dinners are offered at $10 each for dining at 7:15 p.m. prior to the concert, or feel free to bring your own. RSVP if dining. Call for information at 414-352-9288. Congregation Shalom, 7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point. Concert at 8 p.m.
The Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study is holding “An Evening of Inspiration” at the Four Points by Sheraton, 8900 N. Kildeer Court, Brown Deer. 4 p.m. Buffet reception; 4:45 p.m. program; 5:30 p.m. dessert buffet. WITSYeshiva.com/evening.
Three Tuesdays, June 21, 28 and July 12. 6 – 8 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave. $42 for members, $50 for non-members. Register by June 14, 414-390-5730.
“Forgotten Trials of the Holocaust” lecture by Prof. Frank Tuerkheimer. Cases have been brought under the German Penal Code and while that eliminates any claim of improper retroactive application of law or of victor justice, the process has come with its own problems. Deadline for registration is Tuesday, June 14. Sponsored by Jewish Social Services. Part of the Levy summer series of speakers, sponsored by Madison businessman Jeffrey C. Levy. Call 608-278-1808 or visit JssMadison.org for more information. Meal is $15.
Lecture: “Mah jongg, Rickshaw, and Confucius: Central-European Jewish Refugees encounter with Chinese Culture in Wartime Shanghai 1938-1950.” Delivered by Weijia Li, University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of German and director of the Global Higher Education MS Program. 7 p.m. Free for members and $5 for non-members. 414-390-5730. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave.
Friday, June 24
“Celebrating our B’nai Mitzvah” honors Judy Baruch, founding executive director of Tikkun Ha-Ir. She is retiring. Jewish Home & Care Center, 1410 N. Prospect Ave. RSVP by June 17 at Thi-Milwaukee.org or 414-247-3750.
The Peltz Center for Jewish Life is hosting a tribute to the Lubavitcher rebbe, marking 22 years since his passing. The whole community is invited. In recognition of this being a hakhel year; a year of gathering together in unification of spirit and purpose, a hakhel (unity) Torah will be dedicated at the event. The completion of a new Torah is traditionally celebrated with great festivity, including a procession and dancing with the new Torah. In Mequon the final few words of the Torah will be completed by a sofer (traditional Torah scribe) before the festivities begin. Rabbi Moshe Bryski of California will speak. Light dinner and a children’s program. HakhelTorah.org. ChabadMequon.org. Peltz Center for Jewish Life, 2233 W. Mequon Road, Mequon, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free.
Cookout and lakefront fireworks. Kosher. Rain or shine. Music by Easy Days Barbershop Quartet. Children’s activities by Pinwheel the Clown. Adults $30. Children $12. Jewish Home and Care Center, 1414 North Prospect Ave. Call Liz Brach for more information by June 24 at 414-721-9255. Or visit JewishSeniorLiving.org/Fireworks.
Join JEM for its fifth annual Golf Classic, taking place at the River Club in Mequon on July 26. 1 p.m. To sponsor a hole or join Jewish Experience of Madison at the event contact Rocky Anton at 414-708-6353 or JemUwOffice@gmail.com.
ONGOING HEALTH & SUPPORT
North Shore Al-Anon
North Shore Al-Anon holds weekly meetings on Mondays, 6:30 p.m. at Congregation Shalom, 7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point, in the small chapel. Use the east or back entrance.
Al-Anon family groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of substance abusers who share their experience, strength and hope to solve their common problems. In Al-Anon you are not alone. Contributions are voluntary. For more information contact Abby at Abby@Cong-Shalom.org or Gerald Melnick at MelnickGerald@gmail.com.
Grief and Loss Support Group
The Grief and Loss Support Group is specifically for people who have lost a spouse. Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Co-sponsored with Jewish Family Services and held at Congregation Shalom, 7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point. RSVP to Abby at either Abby@Cong-Shalom.org or at 414-352-9288.
SENIOR LIVING EVENTS
Chai Point
MILWAUKEE – Chai Point is partnering with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for the "Listen & Learn" concert series. On Friday, June 3, at 1:30 p.m., and Friday, June 10, at 1:30 p.m., enjoy an afternoon of music performed by WCM faculty.
The music changes tempo with "Rhythms of the World," featuring pieces with an international flavor, on Friday, June 17, 1:30 p.m. Milwaukee Blues Master Steve Cohen performs on Friday, June 24, at 1:30 p.m.
On Sunday, June 5, at 2 p.m., the Milwaukee Jewish Community Chorale performs. An independent performing arts group, the Chorale brings together singers from Milwaukee’s Jewish community to present a variety of traditional and contemporary choral music.
Naturalist Rebecca Sher presents "The Monarch Project" on Monday, June 6, at 1:30 p.m. Sher is partnering with Chai Point and its residents to help the monarch butterfly population increase.
On Tuesday, June 7, at 3 p.m., Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Alan Borsuk takes attendees "Behind the Headlines." Borsuk is also a senior fellow in law and public policy at Marquette University Law School. His insights on today’s issues are thought-provoking and provide a platform for discussing the issues.
James Slauson, Professor of Art History and Humanities at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, returns for an art history lecture on Thursday, June 9, at 1:30 p.m.
Howard Tolkan, Milwaukee attorney, community volunteer and Jewish music aficionado, guest lectures on Tuesday, June 21, at 3 p.m. He will highlight the career of Barbra Streisand.
On Wednesday, June 22, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., community artist Melanie Ariens presents, "Fresh Water, Fresh Art!"
Lisa Jansen, of Interior Design Studio discusses "Trends in Interior Design" on Thursday, June 23 at 3 p.m. Jansen has served in her role with Zimmerman since 1998.
All programs and performances are free at Chai Point unless otherwise noted. Free parking is available under the building at 1414 N. Prospect Ave.
MEQUON – June kicks off with an afternoon of traditional Jewish music and jazz standards from the Rick Aaron Duo on Sunday, June 5, at 2 p.m.
The String Along String Band plays "music to soothe the savage soul" on Sunday, June 12, at 3 p.m.
The annual Summer Concert Series begins with a performance from Carmen and Kostia on Wednesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. The concert series continues on Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m., with the sounds of Black Marigold.
"It’s a Jungle Out There; a Safari Through Elder Care Services," SCC’s Senior Living seminar series, starts with Barbara Horstmeyer, GCM, founder and president of Senior Planning Group discussing "Community Resources" on Tuesday, June 14, at 7 p.m. Horstmeyer worked in both acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities for 20 years, and uses her knowledge and experience to help families navigate elder care issues and resources.
On Wednesday, June 15, at 2 p.m., Bonnie Shafrin, director of The Lux Center for Catholic and Jewish Studies at the Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, discusses "Nostra Aetate" and how the landmark document has affected relations between Jews and Christians.
On Wednesday, June 22, at 2 p.m,. Rabbi Marcey Rosenbaum of Congregation Shalom leads a discussion on "Poland and the Jews." Rabbi Rosenbaum looks at the 1,000-year history of the Jewish people living in Poland and shares her experience from a November 2015 trip.
Pianist and vocalist Tom Stanfield performs the classics from Gershwin and Cole Porter on Thursday, June 23, at 2 p.m. in celebration of June birthdays. His multi-instrumental talents, including horns and piano, and soothing melodies promise to create an atmosphere ideal for relaxing and enjoyable performance.
Find more activities and musical events on the Sarah Chudnow Community Activity Calendar at SarahChudnow.org or by calling 262.478.1500. Questions? Email info@sarahchudnow.org.
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