Wednesday, Feb. 1  Jews in Ukraine  Global Museum Passport – History of Jews in Ukraine. Join the Jewish Museum Milwaukee through the thousand-year history of Jewish presence in Ukraine and influential towns Mariupol, Kherson, Kiev, Kharkiv. Feb. 1, 12-1:30 p.m. An online event. Museum members free. Non-members $10. Register online. JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. Programs@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. 414-390-5730.   Thursday, Feb. […]

The State of Israel will turn 75 in 2023, and Jewish organizations in the Milwaukee area are planning to start the year of celebration with a mini-film festival, throughout the month of January.   The Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC and Milwaukee Jewish Federation will present the “Faces & Voices of Israel” film event. It […]

In response to the sharp rise in antisemitism in the U.S., the Milwaukee Jewish Federation joined forces with the national Shine a Light initiative to raise awareness about modern antisemitism, according to a news release.   The Federation sought to “shine a light” on antisemitism last month with “Hanukkah on the Hoan.” Each night of the […]

A photo set created by Israeli activists features 60 of Israel’s celebrities and government leaders photographed alongside wounded veterans, to generate awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder and to secure employment opportunities for Israel’s wounded war veterans.   The photos include Israeli leaders, including Benjamin Netanyahu and Naftali Bennett, as well as Netflix’s “Fauda” stars Rona-Lee Shimon […]

Hillel International has gotten into the fight against antisemitism in the University of Wisconsin system, enrolling administrators in a free educational program and presenting to the UW System Board of Regents.  It’s not clear if there has been a speaker before at a board of regents, on antisemitism, at a large public university anywhere. If […]

You might think the head of a Hillel is thinking about Shabbat dinner, or the building, or the staff, or the dollars to pay for all of the above.   Maybe so, but at Madison Hillel, Greg Steinberger, president and CEO, is also deeply involved in issues of antisemitism. As the culture of schools nationwide has […]