October 30, 2025 | 8 Heshvan 5786
Torah Academy of Milwaukee’s Portals to the Past was a school-wide project that highlights major events in Jewish history. This student-driven project had groups produce a banner, an audio-visual presentation and a three-dimensional model. Five banners were presented in a Feb. 6, school assembly, shown in one photo. In the other photo, a banner highlights […]
“An Invitation to Passover,” by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky and Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Mariia Kolker, published by Kalaniot Books When grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins cannot attend Hannah’s family seder, her parents are thrilled when Hannah suggests inviting friends. This is a beautiful picture book, welcoming a diverse group of guests to celebrate […]
Hillel Milwaukee is emphasizing diversity and pluralism, with a variety of events for Passover 2023. Emphasizing pluralistic and diverse options, Hillel Milwaukee is holding a formal Seder, a Seder-from-home, a Mimouna event and a late Passover Seder in partnership with the Marquette Jewish Student Union. The options aim to give students the ability to celebrate […]
As most of us know, incidents of antisemitism, including but not limited to: harassment, vandalism, hate crimes, and cyberbullying, are on the rise in the United States. Almost every single Jew in the U.S has experienced antisemitism in some way. For example, Ye, (previously known as Kanye West), has been quite vocal about his support […]
When Mandy Singh, educator of Gan Ami Early Childhood Education Center in Mequon, graduated high school, she didn’t know what type of career she wanted. After working in an early childhood center, she realized she liked watching the children reach milestones in their development. This led her to earn her degree in early childhood from […]
The Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center and Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center are inviting students, grades 7 through 12, to participate in their 2023 Holocaust Writing and Art Contest. Students should focus on how lessons learned from the Holocaust may assist in combating modern day antisemitism. The submissions should […]
Antisemitism has been on the rise, with recent months seeing public figures making hateful comments about Jewish people and the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League reported that 2021 saw the largest number of antisemitic incidents in 40 years. An annual audit by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Milwaukee Jewish Federation has also tracked a significant […]
Enrollment has grown in Milwaukee-area Jewish preschools, day schools, and religious schools, signaling an apparent end to a pandemic-era dip, according to a census of education by the Coalition for Jewish Learning of Milwaukee Jewish Federation. The pandemic took its toll, dropping Jewish educational enrollment from 1,617 in 2019-2020, to 1,377 in 2020-2021. That stark […]
Naomi Arenzon Naomi Arenzon, the daughter of Steven and Robin Arenzon, earned her master’s degree in social work with an emphasis in mental health and substance use from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. She is currently employed at Rogers Behavioral Health.
Sharon Levy Sharon Levy, the daughter of Mark and Cindy Levy, has had a short story published in a new book: “Iowa’s Emerging Writers, An Anthology by Z-Publishing” (September 2018). She had previously been published in the Coe Review, the literary magazine of Coe College. Sharon goes by the pen name Ariella S. Levy and […]
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