August 14, 2026 | 1 Elul 5786
Yehudis Hecht attended Jewish Beginnings, and this year she is celebrating her 15th year teaching there Born and raised in Milwaukee, Yehudis Hecht was determined to move away from home to follow in the Rebbe’s mission of spreading Torah and Judaism. But after spending time in different communities in Alaska, Michigan, and California, she now says […]
Dimmed lights and plush carpeting are helping kids stay focused Plush carpeting, dimmed lights, a body compression glove, a nugget couch, a swing, and tons of games and puzzles fill the sensory room in the basement of Yeshiva Elementary School in Milwaukee. The sensory room, opened as part of a new program at the start […]
A Milwaukeean visits the Gaza border area, finding pain and resilience “Thirty hours before the events of Oct. 7, I gave birth to my daughter. While I was still in the hospital, with my husband and son at the kibbutz in hiding, my siblings found my mother riddled with Kalashnikov bullets on the path here,” Liora Ben-Tsur recounted as we stood […]
Einat Oknin served as Hebrew educator at Milwaukee Jewish Day School Einat Oknin joined Congregation Emanu-El on Milwaukee’s northshore last month as its director of lifelong learning. Before joining Emanu-El, Oknin worked as a Hebrew educator at Milwaukee Jewish Day School, teaching and designing curriculum for the third to eighth-grade classes. However, middle-grade education wasn’t her original specialty. She began her […]
Local young adults are loving their jobs at Rainbow Day Camp, giving back to the Jewish community They were smiling, enthused and vibrant. There was no slogging, early-morning commuter vibe here. Rainbow Day Camp counselors arrived early for buses to camp one morning in July, to chat with the Chronicle and pose for photos. It turns out, they are loving camp and have a […]
Here is your Wisconsin gubernatorial election guide, with a Chronicle question on antisemitism After late changes in the line-up of the race for Governor, we are re-rerunning this governor’s election guide from last month, now updated with all candidates still in the race. With antisemitism on the rise and a gubernatorial primary election set for Aug. 11, you may be wondering which candidates are […]
The Chronicle reached out to candidates for their thoughts on antisemitism According to a recent audit by the Jewish Community Relations Council, antisemitic incidents in Wisconsin have increased by 923% since 2015. As primary elections for Wisconsin’s attorney general and lieutenant governor approach, this rise in antisemitic incidents is a concern for many Jewish voters. Elections for […]
For these volunteers at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, it’s all about l’dor v’dor One summer morning, Samantha Gorelik’s daughter did something that surprised her as she got ready for theater camp. The nine-year-old told her mother that there were kids in her community who couldn’t afford to attend. She wanted to bring money for a bake sale to make her beloved […]
As my family returns to Israel, I carry immense gratitude Three years ago, my husband, Liran, our two daughters, and I arrived in Milwaukee to begin a journey as the shlichut family, sent by the Jewish Agency For Israel, to work within the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. We came to share Israel with this community. I expected to teach, facilitate conversations and build connections. What we […]
Raised in Jewish Milwaukee, Adina Pullin has made aliyah and is loving it On a Thursday night, less than a day before Shabbat, Adina Pullin, 22, realized she had nowhere to spend the holiday in Israel. For many people living thousands of miles away from their families, that could have meant a Friday night spent alone. Instead, one phone call […]
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