Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus Society of Professional Journalists chapters statewide, announced July 3 that Dayton Jewish Observer Editor and Publisher Marshall Weiss has received its 2024 first-place award for Best Religion Reporting in its small newspaper category (circulation below 60,000). This is the The post Dayton Jewish Observer honored for best religion reporting in Ohio appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer “It’s great in Dayton but Israel is home,” read a small hand-drawn banner taped to a refreshment table in the garden of Bracha and Yitzhak Zuriel’s home in Jerusalem. The Zuriels hosted a reunion for 40 former Daytonians — primarily baby boomers — The post Former Daytonians living in Israel gather for reunion appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

To celebrate Rabbi Samuel Fox’s 100th birthday, he and his wife of 72 years, Miriam, their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog May 20 at the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem. Rabbi Samuel Fox served as Beth Jacob Congregation’s rabbi from 1955 until his retirement in 1995. The post Mazel Tov! appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Book Review By Martin Gottlieb, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer In mid 20th-century Chicago, there was a shoe store chain called O’Connor and Goldberg. Adult Jews thought that was so funny: an only-in-America story. Younger Jews didn’t really see anything noteworthy about the name until their elders explained. Now The post The Irish & the Jewish: natural allies appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]