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Milwaukee’s Henya Federman remembered in Brooklyn

Milwaukee’s Henya Federman remembered in Brooklyn

Posted on: March 1st, 2023 | 8 Adar 5783 by Rob Golub

Thousands of women who serve as Chabad emissaries gathered last month in Brooklyn for a conference that’s meant to provide a mix of professional development and networking opportunities. But on the conference’s first afternoon on Feb. 9, many of the attendees came together not to meet but to mourn. Standing under an overcast sky outside […]

Coming events, March 2023

Coming events, March 2023

Posted on: February 28th, 2023 | 7 Adar 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Monday, March 6  Purim rodeo  Young Jewish Professionals Purim Rodeo in honor of Purim. Join others from the Jewish community in their 20s and 30s for western BBQ style grub, open bar, Megillah reading, a new take on hamantaschen, classic Jewish country tunes and more! Register online at YJPMilwaukee.com/Purim. March 6, 7:30 p.m. Tonic Tavern, […]

<strong>Congress considers Golda Meir coin</strong> 

Congress considers Golda Meir coin 

Posted on: February 27th, 2023 | 6 Adar 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Andrew Garbarino introduced the “Prime Minister Golda Meir Commemorative Coin Act” to Congress, on Feb. 10.  The bill would mint coins to commemorate the Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, obm. The bill comes in honor of the 75th anniversary of the founding of Israel and celebrates the friendship […]

Former Milwaukee attorney takes on Netflix over its Dahmer show  

Former Milwaukee attorney takes on Netflix over its Dahmer show  

Posted on: February 7th, 2023 | 16 Shevat 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

By any measure, Thomas Jacobson has lived a very colorful life. A survivor of the S.S. St. Louis, he made his way to the Milwaukee area, where he enjoyed a decades-long career as one of Wisconsin’s leading civil rights attorneys and co-founded Milwaukee’s first racially integrated law firm in 1962.   He argued before the U.S. […]

Coming events, February 2023

Coming events, February 2023

Posted on: January 31st, 2023 | 9 Shevat 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Wednesday, Feb. 1  Jews in Ukraine  Global Museum Passport – History of Jews in Ukraine. Join the Jewish Museum Milwaukee through the thousand-year history of Jewish presence in Ukraine and influential towns Mariupol, Kherson, Kiev, Kharkiv. Feb. 1, 12-1:30 p.m. An online event. Museum members free. Non-members $10. Register online. JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. Programs@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. 414-390-5730.   Thursday, Feb. […]

Annual Hanukkah on the Hoan event ‘shined a light’ on antisemitism

Annual Hanukkah on the Hoan event ‘shined a light’ on antisemitism

Posted on: January 5th, 2023 | 12 Tevet 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

In response to the sharp rise in antisemitism in the U.S., the Milwaukee Jewish Federation joined forces with the national Shine a Light initiative to raise awareness about modern antisemitism, according to a news release.   The Federation sought to “shine a light” on antisemitism last month with “Hanukkah on the Hoan.” Each night of the […]

Check the calendar: New policy asks state schools to minimize conflicts, designate an administrator for ‘accommodations’ 

Check the calendar: New policy asks state schools to minimize conflicts, designate an administrator for ‘accommodations’ 

Posted on: December 27th, 2022 | 3 Tevet 5783 by Rob Golub

University of Wisconsin System schools have been asked to consult a central calendar and minimize conflicts with major religious holidays, under a new policy adopted in the wake of a conflict between Rosh Hashanah and the first day of school.  The new University of Wisconsin System policy, approved Nov. 9, 2022, comes after two years […]

Marvin Tick, son of a Holocaust survivor, is remembered for his work and more 

Marvin Tick, son of a Holocaust survivor, is remembered for his work and more 

Posted on: December 27th, 2022 | 3 Tevet 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  Ten years ago this past August, a gunman walked into the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek and opened fire, killing six people in an apparent act of hate. The attack ripped through the heart of Milwaukee, sending shock waves across the area’s close-knit faith community. But Marvin Tick refused to sit idle in the […]

Coming events, January 2023

Coming events, January 2023

Posted on: December 27th, 2022 | 3 Tevet 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  Thursday, Jan. 5  Film: ‘Karaoke’  “Faces & Voices of Israel: Film Screening of ‘Karaoke.’” First in a three-part film series presented by Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival, and Milwaukee Jewish Federation examining aspects of life in Israel. Films followed by talk-backs and group discussions featuring Community Shaliach Uria Roth. […]

Milwaukee native and Virgin Islands shlucha on life support 

Milwaukee native and Virgin Islands shlucha on life support 

Posted on: December 23rd, 2022 | 29 Kislev 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  Milwaukee native Henya Federman is on life support following a tragic accident in the Virgin Islands.   Henya and her husband, Rabbi Asher Federman, have been the Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries to the Virgin Islands for the past 17 years. Henya is the daughter of Rabbi Yisroel and Devorah Shmotkin, founders and leaders of Chabad Lubavitch […]