May 2009 religion column By Rabbi Samuel Fox, Rabbi Emeritus, Beth Jacob Synagogue Rabbi Samuel Fox The colorful, exciting and jubilant march of the graduation season is rapidly approaching. High schools and colleges across the country are preparing for this important day in the lives of students, parents, relatives, and

On Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 at 8 p.m., Dayton Playhouse will present Asher’s Command by Marilyn Felt as part of its Flip Side series. Based on a true story, Asher’s Command takes place in 1988 in the West Bank during the first intifada. Looking back over 18

Yom Hashoah 2009 Cherie Rosenstein Local Holocaust survivor Cherie Rosenstein will share her story of survival, during the Dayton Area Yom Hashoah Observance, on Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Or. The entire community is welcome to this program — in remembrance of the victims of the

Yom Ha’atzmaut 2009 Ido Port and Alfred Molina in The Little Traitor This year’s community Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration will be held on Wednesday, April 29 from 5:30-9 p.m. at Temple Israel. In addition to food for purchase from Bernstein’s Fine Catering, carnival games, face painting, and craft activities for children,

Temple Beth Or expansion   Rendering of Temple Beth Or with a new 8,500 square-foot social hall complex (L) and updated facade Despite capital campaign shortfall, Temple Beth Or to expand and renovate – with economies of scale By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Two years ago, the board

By Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Temple Israel Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz Over the last 20 years or more, the Internet has made major contributions to the world as we know it, connecting nearly everyone to a world larger than we ever could have imagined. At the same time, the Jewish community also

The Little Traitor review Film part of Israel Independence Day celebration Review By Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer There was a time, not so many years ago, when the British were the despised enemy that the Jews of Palestine fought with every means at their disposal. Ido

Blessed filmmaker comes to Dayton   Documentary recreation of Hannah Senesh and her mother imprisoned by the Nazis   Filmmaker to attend Dayton premiere By Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer For generations of American Jews, an innocent, unformed teenager hiding in an attic in Amsterdam has personified

Yiddish film Review by Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer What’s most striking about Yiddish Theater: A Love Story, Dan Katzir’s valuable documentary about a crucial week in the life of the last Yiddish stage company in New York, is its refusal to wallow in bathos. Filmmaker Dan

Sixty Six director   Gregg Sulkin and Helena Bonham Carter in Sixty Six   Director Paul Weiland brings autobiographical Bar Mitzvah tale across the pond By Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer When Paul Weiland was growing up in London and his schoolmates chose sides to play soccer,