About 180 people flew on a jet chartered by Milwaukee Jewish Federation to the Washington D.C. area and back, all in a day, for the March for Israel on Nov. 14, 2023. Some Wisconsinites met those from the chartered jet at the event. Photos by Rob Golub. * * *About 180 people flew on a […]
Sunday, Dec. 3 Community Free Day Jewish Museum Milwaukee hosts a community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit the exhibit Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse, for free. Dec. 3, 12-4 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. More information at JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. Monday, Dec. 4 Coffee with shlicha […]
David Fantle, adjunct professor in film at Marquette, and his writing partner Tom Johnson, former senior editor at Netflix, bring their new book, “C’mon, Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock” to readers on Oct. 16. The book follows the behind-the-scenes production of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film “Summer Stock.” On Sunday, Oct. 15 at […]
Friday, Oct. 6 Farm with Tikkun Ha-Ir Join Tikkun Ha-Ir to Glean on the Farm! Friends and family welcome for a fun day in the sun, serving the community through Food Justice. Pick fresh produce from the lovely grounds of this CSA farm in Waukesha. Perfect for families with children 3 and over. Pre-registration required […]
Amy H. Shapiro believes everyone leads political lives. By political, Shapiro said, she doesn’t mean the choices voters might make at their polling place or the ordinances they might lobby aldermen to enact. Rather, the emerita professor of philosophy and humanities from Alverno College in Milwaukee is talking about how personal choices and identities are […]
Women who believe the system is not organized in their interest can speak out. Sometimes, they speak through art. A new fiber arts exhibit coming to the Jewish Museum Milwaukee in September is one way women and women’s advocates seek to reclaim the genre historically patronized as “women’s craft” to use it as a launching […]
Friday, Sept. 1 Pickleball Tournament Join the Labor Day Weekend Pickleball Tournament on the JCC Outdoor Courts! Inviting all 2.5-3.0 level players to participate in a mixed scramble tournament. Sept. 1, 8:30 a.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. $25. Questions or to register, contact Jess Lanke: […]
Early one winter morning, a small Jewish boy named Daniel is startled out of bed to the sound of someone walking in fresh snow. He peers out of his room’s window to see his father carrying a mysterious box away from his home. What happens next in “Out and About: A Tale of Giving” the […]
Disposal and fire trucks lined the JCC parking lot, while around the corner on the JCC lawn, information booths, food trucks, a bounce house and a mini truck race course lined the lawn. * * * Touch-a-Truck Festival The kids were climbing in truck cabs, pounding away at horns and twisting steering wheels with vigor, […]
“The recession has always been six months from now, so is it coming?” retorted Geoff Colvin at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s June 26 Economic Forum. Colvin, the keynote speaker, delivered a talk on this and more for area business leaders. The CBS Radio commentator primarily discussed challenges to business in the modern world including artificial […]