February 01, 2026 | 14 Shevat 5786
MILWAUKEE – The city is poised to post honorary street signs for Rabbi Michel Twerski, spiritual leader for the largely Orthodox West Side community, and Ron Sadoff, local investment management guru and founder of a school serving some of the most troubled parts of town. A city committee unanimously approved the honorary creation of Rabbi […]
Madison Hillel is one of 13 university Hillels around the country that added a new role to their team to act as an in-between for students and campus administration, given the increasingly antisemitic environment on campuses since Oct. 7. “In addition to seeing record levels of antisemitic incidents, we’re also seeing record levels of engagement […]
BROOKFIELD – Charlotte Hirschfeld’s electric mobility scooter rolled down the ramp from her cemetery house and office, with her dog, Titus, in the front basket, his eyes peering forward like headlights for the voyage, the two of them using the transport for one of the last times at Mound Zion Cemetery. She carried small flags with her as she zipped past one of the 9,000 burials here. “I put a red flag on if it gets red begonias, a white flag if it […]
Cornell University sophomore from Madison has been named to the Bronfman Fellowship’s Campus Commons program, a national leadership initiative for Jewish college students. Talia Richmond, who studies economics and history/art history at Cornell, is among 35 students selected from 30 campuses. The semester-long program, which began with an in-person seminar Nov. 13, is designed to help students […]
Monday, Dec. 1 Violins of Hope exhibit Jewish Museum Milwaukee presents an exhibition built around the internationally renowned Violins of Hope project, featuring 24 restored string instruments played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust. Each violin tells a personal story, honoring those who faced adversity and celebrating the resilience of individuals who turned to […]
Planning a Jewish wedding can feel like juggling a dozen moving parts at once, from choosing the perfect venue to deciding which traditions to include. For Jewish couples looking to blend traditional customs and personal style, this can be especially overwhelming. We spoke to three recently married couples who shared their experience and advice, offering […]
Cantor Kate Judd was advised out of the gate about the sentiment around faith in Green Bay. Judd had applied for the role of spiritual leader at Congregation Cnesses Israel, an unaffiliated synagogue. From the first virtual interview for the job, she was told the Green Bay Packers are the primary religion in town. “Everything […]
Do you know something about local Jewish history? If so, you could assist a Milwaukee-area project aimed at identifying Jewish names, to help make sense of age-old burial records. These records include the names of 2,480 bodies exhumed from the four cemeteries of the Milwaukee County Grounds, which provided burials for nearly 10,000 poor, ill […]
MADISON – The divisions in 2025 America were on full display on Oct. 22, at the hearing for a bill to define antisemitism. People spoke with passion, a few minutes at a time, for hours and well through lunchtime on the bill, which is favored by Federations and other mainstream Jewish organizations. The definition in […]
In this historic moment, two years after the massacre of our people in Israel by a genocidal, Islamist terrorist force, a tenuous ceasefire agreement has been joined by multiple countries. We anxiously await the implementation of President Trump’s 20-point plan to bring lasting peace to the region. It is neither a victory for Israel, nor a defeat for Hamas. Just reality setting […]
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