May 21, 2026 | 5 Sivan 5786
One moment in the ten-year-old Repairing Together program, aimed at a better Milwaukee and a more tolerant world MILWAUKEE – Kellen Abston, the hip-hop performer who goes by “Klassik,” told the kids that he was here today on his birthday. He added that there was nowhere he’d rather be. The Milwaukee showman – who infuses his work with soul, jazz, storytelling and a healthy dose of impressive falsetto – does youth engagement workshops at schools, museums, and elsewhere. This one was […]
Since 2016, Repairing Together has been working to create a more interconnected Milwaukee Segregation in schools was declared unconstitutional in the United States 72 years ago, but in some ways, Milwaukee remains effectively segregated. No local would be terribly shocked to see that their school-aged child only has friends who look, or pray, like them. Concerned, Elsie Crawford, a Milwaukee Jewish […]
Dr. Jerrold Weinberg wants to change the way we think about menopause medicine Twenty-five years into his career as an OBGYN, a book came across Dr. Jerrold H Weinberg’s desk. It was an informational guide on menopause by television actress Suzanne Somers, titled “Ageless.” The book claimed benefits to taking bioidentical hormones – something that Weinberg had never heard of before. He nearly […]
Here are ten things I’ve learned, leading a local organization focused on tikkun olam It has been a truly great honor to lead Tikkun Ha-Ir as the executive director for close to ten years. I know I have grown a lot, and I still love to continue to learn about new ideas and new stories of amazing Milwaukeeans doing their part. Here’s some of […]
With more than 10 years of experience at JFS, Daniel Fleischman takes on new role Daniel Fleischman, who has served Jewish Family Services for more than a decade, is the new president and chief executive officer, the nonprofit announced in a recent letter to the community. Fleischman has served as the organization’s interim president and CEO for the last 10 months and held […]
For the first time, Milwaukee Jewish Federation will grant key young leadership awards for men and women at one event. In prior years, separate events have been held to grant the Benjamin & John Nickoll Young Leadership Award, for men, and the Ann Agulnick Young Leadership Award, for women. Both awards are presented to people under the age of 45 who demonstrate “exceptional leadership qualities, a deep awareness of and commitment to Jewish life, and a […]
Cantors David Barash and Perry Fine, friends who sang together in one of the Salute to Song and Spirit concerts. Cantor David Barash has spent 25 years building a musical tradition that has become one of Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun’s most beloved — and most successful — fundraisers. What began as an experiment has grown into the […]
Rada Dorman attended the Orthodox-aligned Hillel Academy as a child. As an adult, she married a man who is Lutheran. “I don’t feel that I fit in the standard synagogue buckets,” said the Glendale resident. “When we were looking at synagogues to join, he didn’t feel as comfortable. He didn’t feel as welcome in certain synagogues.” It’s a reality that more observant […]
His inspiration seems to have come from, of all places, the inside of a Wisconsin tavern. Elliot Lubar may have been launched into a life of human service from a bar. His father, Saul Lubar, owned the 1600 Bar on State Street in Milwaukee. Mindy Lubar Price remembers her father, Elliot, at the place vaguely, from her childhood: “He watched what […]
Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut this year in Milwaukee will include a group visit from Israel, comprised of several women from a Gaza envelope kibbutz. “We want them to get to know the Milwaukee community. We believe that it’s a two-way connection,” said Noa Gerassi, community shlicha (emissary). “Not only do we want to help them, we want them to get to know us, get to know our challenges, our strength and pride. They’re going to have a role at […]
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