June 18, 2025 | 21 Sivan 5785
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin’s reported antisemitic incidents still reflect a cumulative increase of 459% since 2015, according to the 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents released in May by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Although overall reporting decreased by 20% last year, the report indicates that anti-Israel/anti-Zionist incidents spiked 192% between 2023 […]
Jordan Bielsky, grandson of a Jewish partisan group founder, spoke on his family’s connection with the Holocaust at the Yom HaShoah community event on April 27. The event was held at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, in partnership with the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, a program of Milwaukee […]
Yom HaZikaron included participation from the Milwaukee Jewish Day School choir. By Janet McMillan Photography. Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Day of Remembrance, was marked April 29, 2025, with Milwaukee Jewish Federation at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center. /// Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Day of Remembrance, was marked April 29, 2025, with Milwaukee Jewish […]
Queer folx must be soul-keepers and dream-weavers, illusion-makers and earth-benders. We must resist breakage and remember the lessons of our ancestors – Marcia Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Harvey Milk (z”l), Cherríe Moraga, Leslie Feinberg(z’l), Crow Two-Spirit member Osh-Tisch, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and so many other protectors. We must uphold their names as we persist in their […]
“I’ll walk with you and hold your hand.” I will always remember that precious display of alliance I received as a closeted queer child. I was in high school and wanted to attend my first Pride event. The words over the phone felt like a beacon, guiding me as I investigated my fresh understanding. I […]
Several Jewish organizations are raising their flags in support of LGBTQ+ pride at this year’s Milwaukee Pride Parade. Together, they will walk with J-Pride to show dedication to creating a welcoming Jewish community where people can be themselves. “These gatherings are about celebrating openness and love and support and friendship in the community,” said J-Pride […]
Tuesday, June 4 Journalism in 2025 Join the Levy Summer Series featuring journalist Rob Golub, who is editor of the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle and Successful Journalism for Communities. What are the major challenges that confront journalists? Rob will explain approaches sometimes referred to as “community journalism” and “community engagement.” He will also share experiences from his […]
Here’s our annual list of local young people who have met the requirements of their local Jewish institutions. Wisconsin young people have taken this step into Jewish adulthood, with confirmation or graduation from our state’s Jewish institutions. If you’d like to see the list from your synagogue or Jewish institution included next month, let us […]
When a family in Germany messaged Racine’s Mark Isenberg on a genealogy site, out of the blue, it was because of a siddur. The family had the book of Jewish prayers that belonged to Isenberg’s great-grandfather during the Holocaust. Isenberg thought for a moment, letting the weight of the message sink in. This was no […]
Why does God work the way that God does? Why do bad things happen to good people? How do we understand when things that seem unfair happen? These are among the questions Rabbi Wes Kalmar’s weekly class has wrestled with over a 14-year period. His weekly Prophets of the Hebrew Bible class, on Zoom and […]
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