Some in the community facing memory issues will soon have a new place to call home, with a fireplace, bistro, a sun-baked gathering area, new technology, and more. Construction is underway. Ovation Communities is renovating a wing in its east side campus to open a community-based residential facility for memory care, with 16 rooms for […]
Three years ago, I was grateful to ascend to the bimah of this loving and warm 100+-year-old shul in the heart of the “Driftless Area” of southeastern Wisconsin. I knew this was a special place. The Driftless Area is so-called because it never experienced the drift of glaciers during the last Ice Age. It […]
A combination of vandalism and freak accidents have forced Racine’s Israel Sinai Synagogue to fix itself repeatedly in recent years. The most recent incident was on Oct. 9 or 10, 2022, when an object similar to a steppingstone was thrown through a window. Congregants do feel safe at the synagogue, at 3009 Washington Ave., said […]
The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle is offering a remote journalism internship for college students. The Chronicle has one opening for spring 2023 and one for summer 2023. Full-time jobs and other internships often require or prefer previous professional experience. The Chronicle internship is designed to provide you with a good rung on that ladder. You will […]
“Jewmagine That! Fun and Creative Drawing Activities for Kids,” by Sari Kopitnikoff from That Jewish Moment. From Shabbat to doing mitzvahs, this wonderful, fun activity book gives children the opportunity to draw, color, use their imaginations, and express themselves artistically. For parents and teachers looking for various ways to enhance creativity, this will be […]
Her daughter’s Uncle Henry died. That’s how she explains it when you talk to Carla Koplin Cohn, a Jewish woman who grew up in Macon, Georgia, who wound up at the crossroads of baseball — and American — history. In the early 1970s, Cohn was baseball legend Henry Aaron’s personal secretary. It was “Hammerin’ […]
Michael Sattell is president and CEO at Ovation Communities, which operates senior living facilities in Downtown Milwaukee, but unlike most CEOs, he brings to his role a background in elder financial abuse. His experience as a certified fraud examiner and certified public accountant helps him look out for seniors who are vulnerable to exploitation […]
Gefen Gabrieli, 29, was always interested in Jewish communities around the world, she says. So it’s no surprise she is excited about becoming an Israel fellow at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Hillel. “I’m really liking Madison. I think it’s a beautiful city,” Gabrieli said. “The Hillel house is amazing and there’s just so many great facilities […]
Rabbi Leonard Lewy knew he wanted a career that would allow him to perpetuate Judaism and the Jewish community. His faith and culture were important to him as a second-generation Holocaust survivor. Lewy considered a career as a social worker. He also thought about working as a history professor. Lewy instead became a rabbi, but […]
We last told you about Lauren Stein to celebrate that she earned a $5,000 scholarship from the Hecht Family Memorial College Scholarship Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Therapists, tutors and more to assist with Lauren’s Asperger syndrome can get expensive, but help came along for Lauren’s family, in the form […]