April 07, 2026 | 20 Nisan 5786
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 […]
Esther Safran Foer was born in Poland, shortly after the end of the war, to Holocaust survivor parents. Her family emigrated to the U.S. in 1949, when she was around 3, and Esther built an only-in-America life. “I was a refugee. I was one of those refugees,” she said. She served as the press secretary for George McGovern in his […]
Wednesday, April 1 Communal Chometz Burning Communal chometz burning for Passover in Glendale. April 1, 10:30-11:45 a.m. The designated location will be the northwest corner of Station 82, with parking on the north side of the building at 5901 N. Milwaukee River Parkway, Glendale. More info: office@asktshul.com. Friday, April 10 Tikkun Olam Shabbat Join Congregation Shalom on Friday, April 10 at 6 p.m., […]
Milwaukee will get a rare glimpse of an international Jewish sports tradition when the official Maccabiah torch visits the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center on April 26, to help celebrate Israel’s Independence Day right here, in Wisconsin. The day, also known as Yom HaAtzmaut, is to include a Walk for Israel and activities, with support from the JCC and Milwaukee […]
Civil rights leader Eric K. Ward will bring a hard but hopeful message to Milwaukee on Wednesday, March 11, urging Jews and non-Jews alike to “stay at the table” even when conversations about antisemitism and race feel painful, fraught and exhausting. Ward will speak at “What Multicultural & Interfaith Democracy Looks Like,” part of the 2026 Robert […]
Tuesday, March 3 Full Moon Sound Bath Join for a transformative experience that draws on Jewish wisdom and the healing power of a sound bath, guided by the energy of the full moon. Each month, explore a different theme, honoring the peak of the lunar cycle — a powerful time for reflection, release, and deep awareness. March […]
The annual Jewish Arts Exhibition got its start during the pandemic, when Chava Edelman was the rebbetzin at the Shul Center in Bayside. “She was just thinking, it’s COVID, people are at home, and they need a creative outlet or something to bring us together and showcase this, and it inspired her to get this started,” Tova Tornek, Edelman’s […]
Monday, Feb. 2 Joyful Little Trees Relax and get creative during a step-by-step painting session for adults. Enjoy a drink while crafting your own masterpiece. Feb. 2, 7 p.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center. More information: jccmilwaukee.org/paint. Tuesday, Feb. 3 New Moon Sound Bath Celebrate Rosh Chodesh and the beginning of a new lunar cycle with […]
MILWAUKEE – You’ve got a few more weeks to see Violins of Hope at Jewish Museum Milwaukee! “The Violins of Hope: Strings of Jewish Resistance and Resilience” exhibition at Jewish Museum Milwaukee will close on Jan. 25, concluding a display that intertwined music, memory and Holocaust history. Jan. 2 will be a Community Free Day […]
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 […]
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