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Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival opens Oct. 23 – Films are offered both virtually and at Marcus North Shore Cinema 

Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival opens Oct. 23 – Films are offered both virtually and at Marcus North Shore Cinema 

Posted on: October 6th, 2022 | 11 Tishri 5783 by Rob Golub

  The Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival runs this year from Oct. 23-Nov. 6, 2022, with several in-person and remote film screenings, including one on a Jewish family that preserved the home and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a national landmark stained by slavery.  The Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival highlights Jewish voices and is a project of […]

Party like it’s Simchat Torah – synagogues are planning dancing, singing and more, to celebrate the Torah 

Party like it’s Simchat Torah – synagogues are planning dancing, singing and more, to celebrate the Torah 

Posted on: October 6th, 2022 | 11 Tishri 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  Simchat Torah is a joyous time and Wisconsin synagogues are ready to party.   The Jewish holiday – observed Oct. 16-17 – celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle.   Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun, Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid and Temple Beth El […]

Feingold sees Constitutional threat; others see chance for change – former U.S. senator from Wisconsin is on a mission to protect and update the Constitution 

Feingold sees Constitutional threat; others see chance for change – former U.S. senator from Wisconsin is on a mission to protect and update the Constitution 

Posted on: October 4th, 2022 | 9 Tishri 5783 by Rob Golub

  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 […]

Editor’s Desk: Thank you, Jeff German – a product of Jewish Milwaukee, the investigative journalist who was slain in Las Vegas has set an example 

Editor’s Desk: Thank you, Jeff German – a product of Jewish Milwaukee, the investigative journalist who was slain in Las Vegas has set an example 

Posted on: October 4th, 2022 | 9 Tishri 5783 by Rob Golub

  I feel like I knew Jeff German, the Jewish Milwaukee boy who moved to Las Vegas.  I know the type, the fearless journalist who lives in the job. When I was an editor at a daily, I felt like I worried about that reporter on my staff more than they worried about themselves. They […]

Milwaukee’s Sophie Shapiro is at Madison Hillel – new student life associate wants to help others connect 

Milwaukee’s Sophie Shapiro is at Madison Hillel – new student life associate wants to help others connect 

Posted on: October 4th, 2022 | 9 Tishri 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Whatever college students want Madison Hillel to be, Sophie Shapiro is here to make it happen.   The 22-year-old graduate of University of Minnesota took on the job of student life associate at the Jewish campus organization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.   She looks forward to helping students “cultivate their own Jewish identity outside of what […]

Parents: Please, communicate with educators! 

Parents: Please, communicate with educators! 

Posted on: September 30th, 2022 | 5 Tishri 5783 by Rob Golub

Greetings from my home’s front foyer in Mequon. I’m staring quizzically deep into the bowels of my work bag.   What do I need to pack in order to tackle today’s adventure I affectionately refer to as Jewish education?    Today, I know what to pack in my school bag. An olive branch. One that I will […]

Isabel Bader remembered as generous, caring 

Isabel Bader remembered as generous, caring 

Posted on: September 28th, 2022 | 3 Tishri 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  For decades, Isabel Bader was a well-known figure and prominent philanthropist in Milwaukee who, along with her husband Alfred, gave away millions of dollars to charities across the city and around the globe, including to many Jewish organizations.   So when Isabel Bader died on Aug. 28, 2022, at age 95, it was natural that […]

Coming events, October 2022

Coming events, October 2022

Posted on: September 28th, 2022 | 3 Tishri 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022  Family Fun Day  Family Fun Day (ages 2-5), at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. It will include a ninja obstacle course and sukkah decorating.  $8 members/$10 community, per family. Oct. 2, 11-1 p.m.  Israeli archeologist  The Milwaukee Area Biblical […]

After organizations condemn antisemitic chalkings, UW-Madison administrators report they are working to educate Students for Justice in Palestine 

After organizations condemn antisemitic chalkings, UW-Madison administrators report they are working to educate Students for Justice in Palestine 

Posted on: September 23rd, 2022 | 27 Elul 5782 by Rob Golub

  University of Wisconsin-Madison administrators are working to educate members of Students for Justice in Palestine on the harm caused by their antisemitic messages, after the messages were chalked around campus overnight before the first day of the fall 2022 semester, according to officials.  Administrators revealed their efforts with Students for Justice in Palestine in […]

Yom Kippur: How do I atone?  Local Jewish educators talk about how to think about atonement and related concepts 

Yom Kippur: How do I atone?  Local Jewish educators talk about how to think about atonement and related concepts 

Posted on: September 12th, 2022 | 16 Elul 5782 by Rob Golub

Atonement: Reparation for an offense or injury.   – Merriam-Webster   Forgiveness: To cease to feel resentment.   – Merriam-Webster   Teshuva: Repentance or, literally, “return.”   – Brandeis University  You’ve done someone wrong and you know it. Yom Kippur is approaching. What now? Here’s a quick guide to get you thinking.   As we reflect on the year behind us, […]