Jewish Museum Milwaukee is undertaking the formidable task of digitizing its entire collection, an enterprise that began in fall 2016 and still has many more years to go.   The museum, located at 1360 N. Prospect Ave., celebrates Jewish heritage and the history of Wisconsin’s Jewish community. In addition to its physical exhibitions, staff, interns and […]

Even those casually acquainted with the history of World War II and the Holocaust remember that the Beer Hall Putsch was instrumental in the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. But one man has done extensive research into the role beer, beer halls and other alcohol consumption played in the Nazi reign of […]

During World War II, Milwaukee’s very own Harley-Davidson produced the U.S. Army’s Liberator, a motorcycle that soldiers drove into Holocaust camps to liberate them.   “Just imagine you’re a Holocaust survivor. You’re in a camp and you hear a motorcycle, and it’s not the Germans. It’s the Americans coming,” said Samantha Abramson, executive director at Nathan […]

Tuesday, May 2  Gender Complexity in Jewish Tradition  Rabbi Abby Phelps will guide a discussion of gender in Jewish scriptural, rabbinic and contemporary texts. Phelps served four years as rabbi educator for Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, before relocating to Milwaukee. She specializes in teaching about the intersection of Jewish thought and contemporary ethical […]

WHITEFISH BAY – CAFĀ B DATA at the Jewish Community Center opened in recent months under new management, after remaining mostly closed through much of the pandemic.   Cold deli items, salads and hot soups are mong the items being served. Also, hot food is being served, with Mediterranean, healthy and Ashkenazi options.   The restaurant is […]

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle will take home four Excellence in Journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club banquet on May 12, 2023, to be held at The Pfister in Downtown Milwaukee.  Editor Rob Golub will win an award for Best Long Hard Feature Story, for his article, “At 20, this Interlaken summer camp counselor is […]