Lori Weiner Bichel passed away March 19 at the age of 59. The third of four children born to Jeanne Betty and Sid Weiner, of Dayton, she was raised in a household constantly filled with music. By her early 20s, Lori was an accomplished guitarist, pianist, and singer. In the

With Charlotte Golden, The Dayton Jewish Observer Franklin T. Cohn was recently named to the board of directors of the Dayton Miami Valley Senior Olympics Inc. Sue Gruenberg is busy organizing events to celebrate Dayton Ballet’s 75th Anniversary. The kickoff event will be the Opening Salute to Dayton Ballet’s 75

By Rabbi David Sofian, Temple Israel, Dayton, Ohio Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer I would like to draw your attention to one of the beloved sections of the Pesach Haggadah which hopefully all of us will soon experience, the section about the four sons. Certainly today, we are more

The story of Leah and ‘Filly’ Aks By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When Titanic departed on its first and last voyage from Southampton, England on Wednesday, April 10, 1912, 18-year-old Jewish immigrant Leah Aks and her 10-month-old son, Philip were on board. Passover had concluded the day before.

The Jewish Internet By Mark Mietkiewicz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer It may not have the fame of matzah. Or the kick of a mouthful of marror. But charoset, that lively mixture of nuts and wine and apple, plays a delicious role as we eat our way through the

Availability of kosher food sheds light on immigration via England By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Of the 2,225 people aboard Titanic on its maiden voyage, 1,512 perished in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic when the ship went down in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Manchester, England is home to an estimated 20-30,000 Jews, roughly 40 percent of whom keep kosher. Three of the community’s six kosher butcher/delicatessen shops are run by Richard Hyman and his wife, Joanna. The 99-year-old family business, known to locals as “Titanics,” was

  By Michael Fox Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Like a native of Los Angeles, Dani Menkin effortlessly conducts a phone interview from his car without missing a beat, or his exit. The energetic filmmaker isn’t a native, though he divides his time between Southern California and his native

Above, you’ll see the sheet music cover for a Yiddish song. Written in 1912, The Titanic’s Disaster honors the memory of Isidor and Ida Straus, who bravely went down with the ship in the early hours of April 15, 1912. If one thinks at all about Jewish connections to the