January 31, 2026 | 13 Shevat 5786
When Rebecca Dallet wears her Star of David, she’s choosing more than just an accessory. She’s choosing Jewish visibility in a time of rising antisemitism. “I believe that conversation is the chief engine of change,” Dallet said. Dallet, a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, said she helps interpret Wisconsin law “on a daily basis.” In her youth, she learned about tikkun olam – repairing […]
Keindel Walny wakes up every morning to flags hanging in her bedroom. She’s not just a high school student who loves geography. These flags represent the 25 countries Walny, 17, has competed against with her synchronized figure skating team. Walny, a Wisconsin native, is an 11th grade student at the University School of Milwaukee and the only Jewish girl on her […]
MILWAUKEE – In the wake of the deadly attack on Jews at Bondi Beach in Australia, Rabbi Mendel Shmotkin says there is one response that is absolutely off the table for the Jewish people: hiding. “There isn’t an option of hiding away and sort of keeping a low profile,” said Shmotkin, chief executive officer of Lubavitch of Wisconsin, part of the Chabad […]
Leah Stein was about to start preparing for a first night of Chanukah party when she heard about the shooting at Bondi Beach. “I woke up in the morning and my husband said, ‘don’t look at the news’,” Stein said. “I froze, and I just thought ‘No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no’.” […]
Thursday, Jan. 8 Free film series‘The Last Musician of Auschwitz’ — documentary telling the story of cellist and Auschwitz survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and other musicians who created and performed music in the concentration camps, exploring music as resistance, survival, and witness during the Holocaust; includes post-screening talkback with the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education […]
On Nov. 13, Jewish Museum Milwaukee Docent Paula Lorant speak to students from Indian Trail High School and Academy in Kenosha, as they toured the Violins of Hope exhibit. The exhibit at Jewish Museum Milwaukee is open though Jan. 25. Photo by Rob Golub.
“Kol Yisrael arevim zeh ba-zeh” — all Jews are responsible for one another. Taking care of each other. That is the message that has stayed with me most deeply since returning from the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s (MJF) recent mission to Morocco. When I signed up for this trip, I wasn’t entirely sure why I was […]
Walking through the halls of Bader Hillel High with Mitchell “Papa Coach” Lechter, you’d think he’d been teaching there his whole life. The pride he takes in his classroom, the easy rapport he has with passing students; it all feels deeply rooted. But in reality, he only began his journey at Bader Hillel High five […]
The local Jewish community marked the Trans Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. JPride and the Jewish Community Relations Council, both programs of Milwaukee Jewish Federation, partnered to commemorate the solemn day. Nate Looney, director of community safety & belonging, Jewish Federations of North America, was the keynote at two programs. He is a Jewish […]
Molly Dubin named a ‘Joy Generator’ Molly Dubin won a “Joy Generator” award from the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee. Each year, WF Presents partners name honorees. This year, Susan Lubar and Marianne Lubar named Dubin. She is chief curator at Jewish Museum Milwaukee and has been with the museum for more than a decade. According to her nomination: Other […]
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