Wednesday May 15, 2024 | 7 Iyyar 5784
Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has issued a warning about a conservative movement to trigger a Constitutional Convention, and he’s got a proposal to revise the Constitution, to better protect it. Feingold noted in an interview with the Chronicle, that “should this convention be called, there are no rules, and the far right is […]
Several Wisconsin advocacy groups, including some from the Jewish community, issued a joint statement to “decry” a U.S. Supreme Court decision that sided with a Seattle-area coach who led post-game prayers. The Wisconsin organizations said the decision is a threat to the American tradition of separation of church and state. The organizations are the […]
Annette Schwartzman, a retired attorney, said there’s a lot that’s good in her Grandparents Chavurah, which is co-organized by Mequon Jewish Preschool and Ovation Communities. Ovation Communities is a local Jewish faith-based organization, offering a continuum of senior living and care options. Mequon Jewish Preschool and Ovation Communities have combined efforts to help grandparents […]
A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who has been a tireless volunteer within Milwaukee’s Jewish community joined the dissent against overturning the governor’s order to stop in-person voting today. In the 1990s, Justice Rebecca Dallet devoted countless hours to restarting and growing a youth program affiliated with Congregation Shalom of Fox Point. She’s served on […]
House overwhelmingly condemns Israel boycott movement, but local representatives see it differently
Edward Wolfman spent a year on the search for the ultimate mensch — a bone marrow donor who could cure his leukemia and save his life. In the spring of 2019, Wolfman finally got the call; a match had appeared on the bone marrow registry. Wolfman had reached out to the Chronicle during his search […]
MILWAUKEE – When you go see the new blacklist exhibit at Jewish Museum Milwaukee, you may find one of the smallest objects makes the one of the biggest impressions. Look for the card with the tiny blue-green heart on it. “Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare,” opens Oct. 12 at the museum, a program of […]
Should the U.S. Senate approve Judge Brett Kavanaugh to sit on the United States Supreme Court? President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals. The nomination now goes to the Senate for confirmation, where majority leader Mitch McConnell has said he would like a vote to confirm Kavanaugh by the fall. The […]
We asked this question one year ago, so we’d now like to see if your answers have changed. We’ll run a comparison in our next print edition, coming out July 1. Love him or hate him, you’ve got to admit he brings out opinions! Share yours in our poll!
Amy Waldman is a regular writer for the Chronicle. As a librarian with the Milwaukee Public Library, Waldman has led discussion groups on the Pulitzer Prize winning book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.” Here, she shares her thoughts on the book. Perhaps because it’s set in Milwaukee, Matthew Desmond’s immersive study of […]
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