Friday May 17, 2024 | 9 Iyyar 5784
Milwaukee is to honor Israel’s victims of terror and fallen soldiers and veterans of the Israel Defense Forces and other Israeli security services, as well the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Professor Yoram Eshet-Alkalai, who survived the Yom Kippur War, is to help mark the moment. Eshet-Alkalai was a young paratrooper and father, […]
The annual community event to commemorate the Holocaust is scheduled for erev Yom HaShoah, Monday, April 17, 2023, 6 p.m., at a time of rising antisemitism. You may RSVP at MilwaukeeJewish.org/Yamim. “As antisemitism continues to increase in Wisconsin, across the U.S. and around the world, coming together to commemorate Yom HaShoah, to remember where hate […]
Monday, April 17 Yom HaShoah Stand with the Milwaukee community in memorial to the six million and in remembrance of all forms of resistance. Holocaust survivor Claire Boren will join this year’s commemoration. Claire will share how her experiences and memories from the Holocaust continue to shape her artwork. April 17, 6-7:30 p.m. Harry & […]
Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid, 6880 N. Green Bay Ave., Glendale is launching a “CBINT Gap Camp” for young children, Aug. 14-18 2023. “We really hope to provide an affordable, local, Jewish option for parents in the Milwaukee community, and of course to give people a reason to get to know our awesome staff,” said […]
The Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance, a national organization, will hold a Ride To Remember event in Milwaukee. The dates will be June 8-11, 2023. The charity for the event is The Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center. The Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance brings together groups of motorcyclists to promote and encourage activities that advertise and […]
Hillel Milwaukee is emphasizing diversity and pluralism, with a variety of events for Passover 2023. Emphasizing pluralistic and diverse options, Hillel Milwaukee is holding a formal Seder, a Seder-from-home, a Mimouna event and a late Passover Seder in partnership with the Marquette Jewish Student Union. The options aim to give students the ability to celebrate […]
An anticipated 488% increase in antisemitic incidents from 2015-2022 is expected to be reported by the Jewish Community Relations Council at its town hall meeting on Sunday, March 12, at 6 p.m., according to the organization, which is a program of Milwaukee Jewish Federation. JCRC representatives will discuss the 2022 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents that […]
They’re the best of friends, but in the video, they holler at one another about the Israeli-Palestinian shared walk of pain and turmoil, that unyielding problem. Their video, “Let’s Talk Straight,” has garnered more than 1 million views, a viral sensation. One man is actually Palestinian, the other an actual Israeli Jew, and both play […]
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation will be hosting a series of gatherings to commemorate Israel’s 75th birthday. Three events at this time of year are called Yamim. Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, which will take place at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center on Sunday, April 30 starting at 2 p.m. The celebration […]
The 2023 Salute to Jewish Educators awards will recognize the lifetime impact of Sherry Blumberg, PhD, and the impact of many others. The awards will be held at Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center on March 19, 3-5 p.m. The event is the annual recognition of local educators, sponsored by Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s […]
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