Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill to allocate $400,000 to Milwaukee’s Holocaust education center, over a two-year period, to help train educators statewide. The bill was approved unanimously by the state legislature after representatives of the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center testified at hearings in Madison. The state Senate passed the bill
Jan. 27, 2024, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Samantha Abramson of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation joined FOX6 WakeUp in studio and talked about the importance of this date.
Thursday, Jan. 4 Rosh Chodesh Society The Rosh Chodesh Society’s upcoming course, One Wow Moment, peeks at pivotal moments in the lives of seven women of biblical fame and investigates the psychology and internal strengths that propelled these women. Jan. 4, 12 p.m. The Shul Center, 8825 N. Lake Dr., Milwaukee. Class Fee: $50/year or
Sunday, Dec. 3 Community Free Day Jewish Museum Milwaukee hosts a community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit the exhibit Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse, for free. Dec. 3, 12-4 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. More information at JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. Monday, Dec. 4 Coffee with shlicha
The round tables were draped with linen. A cantor sang Hebrew melodies at the dais. It was all just a bit of something, a gesture. No amount of honor could possibly be enough. Interviewing at her round dinner table, Faina Balterova remembered when she was a girl in Ukraine, shocked to have just learned that