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Jewish Dayton Blog

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Approaching Rosh Hashanah with Hope

Approaching Rosh Hashanah with Hope

With the one-year anniversary of October 7 fast approaching, I decided to take a moment to reflect on the past 12 months. The thing that reverberated in my mind was that our work is far from over. Our friends in Israel are still fervently defending themselves against...

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Inspirational Travel Opportunities

Inspirational Travel Opportunities

Over the next five months, we have several travel opportunities that I hope you will consider. 1. Washington D.C. Mini-Mission: The first trip I want to highlight has a local connection. You may have read an article in The Dayton Jewish Observer about the Stuart and...

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Look at Us

Look at Us

When you think of Jewish artists, who is the first person that comes to mind? For me, I immediately think of Marc Chagall, who art critic Robert Hughes referred to as, “the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century.” One of my greatest pleasures was seeing...

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Jewish Dayton Calendar

Jewish Dayton Calendar

Dayton Jewish Observer

Dayton Jewish Observer

Though he insists he was taken out of context, interview was ‘politicized.’ By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer A day after JTA distributed the news story, The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, says local Haitian migrants lack ‘Western civilized values,’ the rabbi, Cary Kozberg, issued a statement that he The post Springfield’s only rabbi regrets JTA interview denigrating Haitians appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

The rabbi’s comments come as Jewish groups decry Donald Trump’s claims about migrants eating pets. By Andrew Lapin, JTA Since Donald Trump amplified baseless rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, last week, the community has been beset with bomb threats and white nationalist activity. A leading Jewish The post The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio says local Haitian migrants lack ‘Western civilized values’ appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

In person Oct. 7 & via Zoom with Western Galilee, Israel, Oct. 27 By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton will present two memorial programs to mark one year since the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7: one in person on Oct. 7, the other The post Two commemorations to mark year since Oct. 7 massacre appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When Dan Sweeny was elected president of the Jewish Federation at its annual meeting Aug. 25, four generations of his family were in the room, from his grandmother Elaine Bettman to his children. And Joe Bettman, his late grandfather, was in his heart. The post For new Federation president, leadership is a family thing appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer In 2006, Yad Vashem published a diary in which 14-year-old Rutka Laskier, a Polish Jew, wrote about her life for four months in 1943, until her deportation and murder in Auschwitz. A non-Jewish friend of Rutka had safeguarded the diary for six decades. The post 14-year-old Shoah victim’s diary inspires world premiere musical at Cincy Playhouse appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

The public is invited to attend three readings of a new play, Anschel, by Michael London, based on the book Anschel’s Story by Renate Frydman. The Dayton Holocaust Resource Center’s founder and director, Frydman published the book in 2017. It’s her late husband’s story of survival in Nazi-occupied Poland. Told The post Readings for new play about Daytonian who survived Holocaust as a partisan appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

By Rabbi Aubrey L. Glazer, Beth Abraham Synagogue Why do we gather? As a tribal and global community, Jews know that gatherings play a huge role in our lives. In this process of our comings together of friends, family, and co-workers, Priya Parker teaches that we all have the potential The post Are we cleared yet to gather & memorialize Oct. 7? appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Opinion By Avi Gilbert This summer, I had a life-changing experience: the chance to travel to Israel for a month. Because of the ongoing war, none of my camp friends from Goldman Union Camp Institute traveled with me, so I didn’t know anyone else on the trip. However, that was The post Israel’s part of who I am appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

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