Sunday, Sept. 6
Rosh Hashanah Market
Rosh Hashanah Market will take place Sunday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chabad of the East Side, 3030 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee. The family-friendly event will feature holiday food tastings, local art, live music, challah braiding, crafts, honey baking, Judaica vendors, face painting, sensory play and other activities celebrating the approaching Jewish New Year. Admission is free. CESMKE.com/market.
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Author Discusses Antisemitism
“The Post War Antisemite with Author Lisa Silverman” will be held Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center. Silverman, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor, will discuss her book “The Postwar Antisemite: Culture and Complicity After the Holocaust,” which examines how antisemitism developed and was experienced in Germany, Austria and the United States in the years following World War II. Cost is $10 for JCC members and $14 for the community. Information and registration: jccmilwaukee.org
Wednesday, Sept. 16
PJ Library Book Club
“LOMED/PJ Library: 26 Big Things Small Hands Do” will be held Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 10 to 11 a.m. as part of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s LOMED professional development series. Based on the PJ Library book “26 Big Things Small Hands Do,” the session is open to educators and parents and explores ways to teach children about mitzvot and making the world better through everyday acts of kindness. For information and registration, contact Nicole Boico through the Milwaukee Jewish Federation at MilwaukeeJewish.org/programs/lomed.
Ron Sadoff
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Art Exhibit Opening
“Painting Is Seeing: The Art of Ron Sadoff” opens Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center’s Maurice S. Surlow Promenade. The free exhibition features acrylic paintings by self-taught artist Ron Sadoff, whose colorful works focus on everyday moments, relationships and community life. The exhibit highlights Sadoff’s philosophy that “painting is seeing,” encouraging viewers to discover the extraordinary in ordinary experiences. Information: jccmilwaukee.org or ronsadoffpaintings.com.
Elisheva Scheuer
Theater Performance
“Forever Young” by actress and playwright Elisheva Scheuer will be presented Tuesday, Sept. 22 (or Sept. 29), at 7:30 p.m. at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center. Forever Young is a one-woman, verbatim theatre piece devised entirely from a series of interviews with seven elders. The youngest interviewee is 68, and the oldest is 92. Some tell extraordinary stories of achievement, survival, and grit; others heartfelt descriptions of familial connection, faith, and friendship. Tickets are $18 for JCC members and $24 for the community. Information and registration: jccmilwaukee.org
Wednesday, Sept. 23
Jewish Women Leaders
“Values in Action: Jewish Women Shaping a Just World” will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Jewish Museum Milwaukee. Inspired by the legacies of Milwaukee changemakers Lizzie Black Kander and Helen Daniels Bader, the program will feature a panel discussion on Jewish women, identity, social justice and tikkun olam through the experiences of local community leaders. A facilitated discussion will follow. Information and registration: jewishmuseummilwaukee.org.
Trayf
“Trayf” at Next Act
“Trayf” community performance Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water St., Milwaukee. Set in 1990s New York, the play follows Orthodox Jewish best friends Zalmy and Shmuel as they travel in a mitzvah tank van while navigating friendship, faith and the pull of the secular world. The production is described as a humorous and heartfelt look at identity, belonging and growing up. Tickets start at $20. Information: nextact.org, boxoffice@nextact.org or 414-278-0765
Monday, Sept. 28
Sukkot Street Party
Lubavitch of Wisconsin Sukkot Street Party will be held Monday, Sept. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. at 6789 N. Green Bay Ave., Glendale. The community celebration will feature a DJ and dancing, carnival rides, kosher food from Mizrahi Grill of Chicago, a Friendship Circle sensory station, bracelet-making, axe throwing for adults and a sukkah lounge for those 21 and older. Admission is free, with food and activity tickets available for purchase. Information and registration: sukkotstreetparty.com or chabadwi.org/sukkot.
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Shlicha Sukkot Party
The Shlicha Sukkot Party will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 3:45 p.m. The program will be hosted through the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s shlichut program, which connects Milwaukee-area residents with Israeli cultural and educational programming through the community shlicha (Israeli emissary). Additional event details were not available at press time. Information: MilwaukeeJewish.org/programs/shlichut.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Synagogue history
“Congregation Shalom at 75: Our History” will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Congregation Shalom, 7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Milwaukee. As part of the congregation’s 75th anniversary celebration, longtime members Jim Ross and Ellen Abrams Blankenship will lead a look at the synagogue’s history, exploring the people, milestones, traditions and defining moments that have shaped the congregation since its founding in 1951. Information and registration: cong-shalom.org, info@cong-shalom.org or 414-352-9288.
Meet the Music: Korngold, Vienna and Survival
Friday, Oct. 9
Meet the Music
“Meet the Music: Korngold, Vienna and Survival.” 11:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. Before the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s performances of “Made in America: Rachmaninoff & Korngold,” concertgoers can attend a special “Meet the Music” presentation exploring Jewish contributions to pre-World War II Viennese culture and the life of Austrian-Jewish composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, whose career was transformed by the rise of Nazism and antisemitism. Korngold fled Nazi-annexed Austria for Hollywood, where he became a two-time Academy Award-winning composer. The concert features Korngold’s Violin Concerto, performed by Brookfield East graduate and internationally acclaimed violinist Julian Rhee, along with works by Samuel Barber and Sergei Rachmaninoff. The program is presented by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in partnership with the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center. The pre-concert presentation begins one hour before each performance on Oct. 9 and 10 at Bradley Symphony Center. Tickets available through the MSO; discount code HERC2026 available.
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