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Jewish Dayton Blog

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JCC Youth Theatre ~ Tuck Everlasting

JCC Youth Theatre ~ Tuck Everlasting

The JCC Youth Theatre performed "Tuck Everlasting" last weekend at the PNC Arts Annex in downtown Dayton. Congratulations to the cast and crew on an outstanding performance! They put on a show to three packed audiences and were so fun to watch. Thank you to friends...

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Let’s Talk About Antisemitism

Let’s Talk About Antisemitism

Antisemitism has long been an issue in our world. It seemed, at least for a short time, that things were moving in the right direction. However, in recent years, we have seen an increase in antisemitic acts ~ including hate crimes, hate speech, vandalism, and targeted...

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Jewish Dayton Calendar

Jewish Dayton Calendar

Dayton Jewish Observer

Dayton Jewish Observer

Through the valley of deepest darkness

Story and Photos by Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Temple Israel The Talmud teaches that visiting the infirm relieves 1/60th of their pain. It is integral to their healing process. Offering comfort from mental and physical suffering is part of our responsibility as Jews. Going on a mission trip to Israel Jan. The post Through the valley of deepest darkness appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Expressions of support for Israel amid protests

Local updates connected to the Israel-Hamas war By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer After the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, Kevin Kroos knew he needed to do more than write a check or attend a pro-Israel community event. Kroos, co-owner of Tool Tech in Springfield, volunteered for a week in The post Expressions of support for Israel amid protests appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

New law requires DOD procedures for religious freedom complaints

Adversaries offer alternate postmortems on how, why it came to be. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Pentagon has a new policy for handling religious freedom complaints: objections to specific displays or expressions will automatically go up the chain of command to the Department of Defense and must The post New law requires DOD procedures for religious freedom complaints appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Dennis Day remembers that when he started as a custodian at Beth Abraham Synagogue, every one of its 600-plus seats was full on the High Holidays. That included the bleachers he set up in the social hall balcony, overlooking the back of the The post At 40th year, Beth Abraham facilities manager retires appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Celebrating, documenting Italy’s Jewish cuisine

By Alix Wall, forward.com To some, orecchiette is just a pasta shape. To Benedetta Jasmine Guetta, it’s infuriating. “The history of orecchiette literally enrages me,” she said of the pasta whose name translates as “little ears.” Italians tell her the pasta shape comes from the Puglia region, unaware that it The post Celebrating, documenting Italy’s Jewish cuisine appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Recounting unforgettable story of Holocaust survival

By Dan Friedman, forward.com Only four Jews, out of the millions who were transported to the Nazi killing camp at Oświęcim in occupied Poland, managed to escape. Jonathan Freedland’s The Escape Artist (Harper) aims to tell the now relatively unknown story of how, in April 1944 — after around 1.75 The post Recounting unforgettable story of Holocaust survival appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Playwright/actor brings Wiesenthal back to life

By Ari L. Noonan, Jewish Journal Simon Wiesenthal — history’s most successful pursuer of Nazis, who brought almost 1,100 criminals to justice — lives again in playwright and actor Tom Dugan’s talented hands. Dugan has been performing his one-person play, Wiesenthal, around the world since 2009. And in 2021, he The post Playwright/actor brings Wiesenthal back to life appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Zionism’s key figures explored

By Kylie Ora Lobell, jewishjournal.com There have been plenty of books written about Zionism and its early founders and builders, like Theodor Herzl, Vladimir Jabotinsky, Golda Meir and Louis D. Brandeis. While many of these works are compelling and help readers learn more about the history of the Jewish state, The post Zionism’s key figures explored appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

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