October 25, 2025 | 3 Heshvan 5786
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 […]
Susan Lubar and the Lubar family are gifting $1 million to Milwaukee Jewish Day School, to support the school’s Affordable Customized Tuition Program. The gift establishes the Susan A. Lubar and Family Scholarship, which is to primarily support the endowment of the Affordable Customized Tuition Program. The gift will also fund annual scholarships. The […]
The JCC Maccabi Games last a week; new friends and a healthy dose of Jewish identity can last a lifetime. That’s the hope for four young Jewish athletes from greater Milwaukee and Oconomowoc who will compete in the JCC Maccabi Games in San Diego from July 31 – Aug 5, 2022. “I want to […]
Evelyn “Evy” Garfinkel, a devoted connector of family and community, and a longtime director of the Women’s Division of Milwaukee Jewish Federation, died June 18, 2022. She was 92. It was never about ego for this longtime community advocate. “She did what she did, because she just did it. She wasn’t looking for accolades […]
When Otto Feller came to Milwaukee in 1965, he had only ten dollars and a self-described lovely singing voice. Fifty-seven years later, The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany recognized Otto Feller’s 100th birthday on June 22, 2022. The Conference has asked for a flag to be flown in his honor above the U.S. […]
For days, under hot film lights, Holocaust survivors answer hundreds of questions about themselves and what they remember about the atrocities they endured and witnessed. The result is the highly renowned “Dimensions in Testimony,” a collection of powerful interactive biographies at University of Southern California Shoah Foundation. For Rachel Baum, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee […]
The Jewish family can be considered the core of Jewish identity. At a four-day event, attendees can develop a rich understanding about the history and function of family in a Jewish context, according to organizers. “In many ways, the Jewish story is a family story,” said Cara Rock-Singer, co-chair of the Greenfield Institute Committee. […]
“Hike Israel from Sea to Sea” is a series of short hikes, paired with a trip to the Milwaukee area’s partnership region in the north of the Jewish state, subsidized by Milwaukee Jewish Federation. The trip is a project of Federation, its Israel Center and the Partnership2Gether network. The approximate cost is $2,900, which […]
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