August 13, 2025 | 19 Av 5785
MILWAUKEE – It seems at least plausible that your next U.S. senator could be the current lieutenant governor, Mandela Barnes, or businessperson Alex Lasry, or, for another six years, Sen. Ron Johnson. Johnson, a Republican, is expected to succeed in the Aug. 9, 2022, Republican primary in his quest for a third term. The […]
BBYO-Wisconsin member Micah Packman prompted AJ Dillon, Green Bay Packers running back, to share his experience living as a Jew of color. The interview took place in February 2022, at the BBYO International Convention in Baltimore. Packman began the interview by asking Dillon about his engagement in Jewish life throughout his childhood. “Growing up, […]
About two years ago, right around the time AJ Dillon was drafted by the Green Bay Packers, Fox Point teenager Micah Packman caught the green and gold bug, quickly becoming a big fan of the team and the young running back. “Once he got drafted, I was watching all of the games and following […]
Rabbi Moishe Steigmann began “The Spark Wisconsin” in 2016 – today called “Own Your Judaism” – from his own home, to give Jews from all backgrounds a voice. While he began the Wisconsin-based nonprofit for those who were disconnected from Judaism, it has come to include even those who need another connecting point to […]
Eliana Tabak, a junior at Nicolet High School, has visited the elderly since the sixth grade through her synagogue and school. So it’s no surprise she would co-lead a teen advisory board that brings her peers together with residents at Ovation Jewish Home and Ovation Chai Point senior living. “I think they are so […]
Temple Menorah, 9363 N. 76th St., will open its six-day annual rummage sale on July 28, 2022, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. The synagogue donates all leftover goods and gives the event’s proceeds to their social action committee, to use for efforts like events and community food distribution. The fundraiser occupies almost the entire […]
Inspired by real events, the eye-opening and important narrative in this graphic novel are punctuated by the phenomenal illustrations, showing Jewish life in the Soviet Union. Set in 1965, readers will see the power of antisemitism and the incredible courage it takes to live a life of faith under oppression. It shows that, despite living […]
Before the pandemic, L’Chaim Chaverut Clubhouse Northshore’s turnout was 50-70 people, and now as many as 200 folks can be seen at bimonthly events. Chairwoman Judy Winnik attributes Clubhouse’s growth to their good food, $5 admission fees, and a well-organized board, among other factors. Clubhouse started in 2018 because many of the 8,000 elderly […]
MILWAUKEE – About 30 faith leaders gathered on July 6, 2022, outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Milwaukee’s Third Ward area, to express their dismay over the Supreme Court decision that struck down Roe v. Wade. The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle was the only media present, as those representing several faiths spoke steps away from a […]
MILWAUKEE – Judge Derek Mosley was granted the 2022 Robert H. Friebert Social Justice Award at the annual meeting of the local Jewish Community Relations Council on June 16, 2022. The award was established in 2014 by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Milwaukee Jewish Federation and the family of Robert H. Friebert. Mosley […]
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