March 25, 2025 | 25 Adar 5785
They were dreaming of America. They came so close. “There are clients who we were expecting to receive – we were informed that they were in route. And we’re hearing from community members too, of folks who were enroute to the airport, or maybe had already started some of their travel, meaning that they were […]
In January, Tzipi Altman-Shafer, Vice President of Jewish Communal Life and Learning, and Susie Rosengarten, Associate Director of the Israel Center, traveled to Israel to visit sites funded by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation over the past year. Over five days, they visited more than 30 locations across the South and North, witnessing firsthand the impact […]
The Peltz Center for Jewish Life now houses a new Chabad teen lounge for highschoolers of the Homestead Jewish Club to use for events and recreation. The Club is a chapter of CTeen, an international network of Jewish teens. The newly remodeled lounge is equipped with a Nintendo gaming console, a ping-pong table, a pool […]
A former coworker kept telling Reva Fox that her hair looked great when she wore it straight. They told her: “Your hair looks so good like this. You should wear it like this every day.” But to Fox, curly hair feels tied to her Jewish identity, and the comments didn’t sit right with her. Today, […]
Here’s a great way to stand up to the recent increase in antisemitism. Let’s all remember what we love about being Jewish! The Chronicle is sponsoring a 2025 Great Writing Essay Contest, for students, on this topic: “What I love about being Jewish.” The writers of winning essays will receive a $25 gift certificate to […]
The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, your award-winning newspaper, now has its own rack at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center! Who knows where else in the community a rack could someday pop up? Keep an eye out! We are all abuzz about this, here at your Chronicle.
“Twist, Tumble, Triumph: The Story of Champion Gymnast Ágnes Keleti,” by Deborah Bodin Cohen and Kerry Olitzky, illustrated by Martina Peluso, published by Kar-Ben Publishing During World War II, Hungary implemented a law barring Jewish athletes from participating in sports. Gymnast Ágnes Keleti could no longer practice with her teammates. Together with another gymnast, she […]
MADISON – Temple Beth El in Madison installed Rabbi Jonathan (Jon) Prosnit as senior rabbi on Friday, December 13, during Shabbat services. Special guests — including Rabbi Prosnit’s former clergy colleagues as well as his father, Rabbi James Prosnit, and brother, Rabbi Ethan Prosnit — participated in the installation ceremony, along with the synagogue’s cantor, […]
Our featured educator this month, Rebecca Fine, teaches first through third grade at Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid on Sundays. Her students engage with Torah, Jewish traditions, and culture through hevruta, art and music. This is Fine’s first year teaching young children, although she holds a degree in early childhood education. Growing up in Round […]
We come from around the country and from around the world. We’re intimidating-looking men and women dressed in leathers, chaps, doo-rags, and of course, our cuts. We come on two and three wheels with the wind in our face. Who are we? We are the JMA – the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance. We are 50+ clubs […]
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