3+ week, 1+ day ago  (346+ words) The Community Passover Food Drive seeks to ensure that all households can participate in the holiday. The last day to request food is March 25. MILWAUKEE " The Milwaukee Jewish community is preparing for this year's Community Passover Food Drive, an annual…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (578+ words) Golda Meir, who spent formative years in Milwaukee, painted just for this visit of "48 Jews" to Wisconsin. Israeli-born artist Jac Lahav's "48 Jews" has toured cities around the nation. This March, paintings from the collection are making their way to Milwaukee…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (121+ words) Dancing on Memories'by Freda Lewkowicz, illustrated by Sally Anne Garland, published by Apples and Honey Shira & Esther's Double Dream Debut'by Anna E. Jordan, published by Chronicle Books The Chronicle Book Corner column is by author Liza Wiemer, of Fox Point, who…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (347+ words) On Tu'B'Shvat, the Jewish "New Year of the Trees," we'celebrate the natural world through the Seven Species of Israel: wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates. These ingredients have long symbolized abundance, resilience, and the agricultural roots of Jewish…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (447+ words) Keindel'Walny wakes up every morning to flags hanging in her bedroom." She's'not just a high school student who loves geography. These flags'represent'the 25 countries Walny, 17, has competed'against with'her synchronized figure skating team." Walny, a Wisconsin native, is an 11th grade student at…...