By Devorah Schwartz For seven years in a row, I have been lucky enough to spend my summers at Camp Wise Jewish overnight camp in Chardon, Ohio with amazing friends, creating memories that I can only describe as blissful and wholesome. The month that I have chosen for seven years

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer “Jews are not responsible for antisemitism,” Washington, D.C.’s counsel for the Anti-Defamation League, Michael Lieberman, emphasized at the Jewish Federation’s annual meeting, Aug. 20. “And we cannot end antisemitism by ourselves. We need to stand with others if we think that we want

Temple Israel will host a Sukkah in the City event at University of Dayton’s Humanities Plaza from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15. In partnership with UD Campus Ministries, Jewish faculty, staff, and students, the program will connect Sukkot’s themes of Jewish migration to the rights of refugees currently

Marshall Weiss, editor and publisher of The Dayton Jewish Observer and project director of Miami Valley Jewish Genealogy & History, will present the talk, John Patterson and the Jewish Community, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13 at Wright Memorial Public Library as part of its Far Hills Speaker Series with

The Synagogue Forum of Greater Dayton will present its 16-session course, The Basics of Judaism, on Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 28. The annual class opens Dayton’s synagogues to anyone interested in Jewish learning, dialogue, and exploration. The course offers an in-depth look at Judaism from Conservative,

Look for The Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this site.     To read the complete October 2019 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Charlotte Vangrov Horwitz, age 102, a native Daytonian, died Sept. 4 of natural causes. The widow of Dr. Alan S. Horwitz, she was a well known member of the community, active for many years in a number of organizations, including the Women’s Auxiliary of Good Samaritan Hospital (of which she

Fight against antisemitism is now priority of Christians United for Israel Story By Marshall Weiss, The Observer “It’s impossible to talk about Israel without mentioning the Bible,” Pastor Lyndon Allen tells a half full but responsive audience at the Victoria Theatre the evening of Sept. 1. “Our motto as an

By Marshall Weiss, The Observer As painful as it is to revisit the horrors of the Holocaust, Samuel Heider feels an obligation to share his story with anyone willing to listen. More than a generation of middle and high school students across the Miami Valley have heard Heider tell how

By Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Temple Israel A pop-up notice scrolls across my news feed. September is National Preparedness Month, a time to promote planning for family and community disasters and emergencies. I shake my head. First, because the timing feels laughable. And second, because I know there is no training