Saturday April 27, 2024 | 19 Nisan 5784
My grandma Bessie Wolkenstein had three brothers: Max, Charlie, and Jake Katz. Max was married and he and Ida had a house on the north side of Milwaukee. Charlie and his wife Ruth lived on the west side, but I didn’t know where Jake lived. Max owned a heating and sheet metal shop, Charlie worked […]
Motivated by her Jewish social justice values, Samantha Angelina, of Madison, partnered with the River Food Pantry to create Food NOW (“Nights Or Weekends”), an outdoor emergency food locker program. These lockers contain a short-term supply of shelf-stable foods that can be accessed by anyone, at no cost. Angelina’s acts of tikkun olam started at […]
WHITEFISH BAY – CAFĀ B DATA at the Jewish Community Center opened in recent months under new management, after remaining mostly closed through much of the pandemic. Cold deli items, salads and hot soups are mong the items being served. Also, hot food is being served, with Mediterranean, healthy and Ashkenazi options. The restaurant is […]
A lot has changed in Israel over the last 75 years, and that even includes food. “When Israeli started, it was very basic. First of all, Israel was a very poor state, and secondly, Israel was socialist so dealing with food was almost impolite,” said Gil Hovav, an Israeli celebrity chef who is to visit […]
Early next month, we celebrate Passover. Often, friends and those more alone are invited to generous and compassionate homes for Passover meals. We have often been the recipient of this mitzvah for the second night. From this, one might think that such a practice is reflective of a long Jewish principle of valuing friends. But […]
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 […]
The Kosher Cooking Club was an idea that came from the local Cteen board, a steering group affiliated with the Cteen house near Nicolet High School. Cteen is affiliated with Chabad of Wisconsin. Club President Golan, 15, remembers that the idea came from a fellow student. Golan worked with the school to officially create […]
Happy Chanukah! This recipe was originally published in the Chronicle in December 1961. Under the heading “Eppes Zu Essen (Recipes of ‘Something to Eat’),” national food columnist Mildred Grosberg Bellin offered this guide to latke making. She was the author of “The Jewish Cook Book,” which was first published in 1941. Here are her […]
MILWAUKEE – Mordechai Bates, local proprietor of Quick Kosher, a business he started in July to connect local consumers with kosher food, could use some assistance. He’s been overwhelmed with orders for Passover and more in this coronavirus era. “Not much time for sleep, eating, family time, things like that,” he said. “We’re trying to […]
Eighty-two-year-old Beverly Ugent of Fox Point takes her horseradish seriously. Not the store-bought kind, but the homemade recipe she jars, labels and gifts to a growing list of eager recipients who slather it on matzo, gefilte fish and brisket. Ugent has been making it since the 1980s — first with her late husband, Aaron, and […]
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