“We got hit by a rocket from Iran, and then we got robbed,” Jake Teper posted to his Instagram account on June 22.   Teper is a native of Glendale and a graduate of Nicolet High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He belonged to Congregation Shalom and was active in BBYO, and his Bar Mitzvah […]

MILWAUKEE – Israelis came to town this month and got to know us a bit. Here’s what they learned: America is not a cushy place where one can avoid the cost of being Jewish.  When delegates from northeast Israel; St Paul, Minn.; and Milwaukee gathered here last month to make plans for more Israeli-American relationship […]

Built on the foundation of the annual Community Passover Food Drive, Good Deeds Day – Milwaukee was a full day of community-wide volunteering. The day was held April 6th, 2025, organized locally by Tikkun Ha-Ir, Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, and Milwaukee Jewish Federation. With opportunities for all ages and abilities both […]

MILWAUKEE – For some, running out of food at an event could spell trouble, but for students at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, it was a nice sign during a period of increased antisemitism.   “Within the first hour, we ran out of food,” said a proud Shayna Irgang, a student organizer at a mock Israeli […]

After the Oct. 7 attack, community leader Darryl Morin, the national president of Forward Latino, reached out to local Jewish leaders and asked how he could help.   “We’ve seen the hate antisemitism has triggered across our country. Hate against any community in any form is simply unacceptable,” said Morin, who went to Washington D.C. for […]

U.S. government policy analyst Hilary Miller remembers her time growing up in Jewish Milwaukee fondly, from her days attending Milwaukee Jewish Day School to serving as president of the Wisconsin region of BBYO. She draws on her life experience while advocating for people experiencing religious oppression on the other side of the world.  Miller works […]