Interview with Geraldine Brooks, October 2010 Geraldine Brooks to receive 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Lifetime Achievement Award By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer For Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks, her visit to Dayton on Nov. 7 will be a homecoming. In the early 1980s she was a Cleveland-based

Religion, October 2010 By Rabbi David M. Sofian, Temple Israel Rabbi David M. Sofian We’re all familiar with the story of the ant and the grasshopper. Given the economic realities of the last couple of years, you may have asked yourself, “Am I an ant or a grasshopper?” The fun-loving

Ryterband Symposium, October 2010 Sylvia Barack Fishman Dr. Sylvia Barack Fishman, chair of Brandeis University’s Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and professor of contemporary Jewish life, will be the keynote speaker for the 32nd Annual Ryterband Symposium, to be held this year at the University of Dayton on

BA SIR, October 2010 Dr. David Kraemer Jewish Eating And Identity Through The Ages will be the theme of Beth Abraham Synagogue’s Susan and David Joffe Scholar-in-Residence Weekend Oct. 22-24. Serving as scholar in residence will be Dr. David Kraemer, professor of Talmud and rabbinics at Jewish Theological Seminary. Kraemer

Hagit Limor, SPJ President, Oct. 14, 2010 By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Investigative reporter Hagit Limor of Cincinnati’s WCPO-TV, 2010-11 president of the Society of Professional Journalists Hagit Limor says a key reason she became a journalist was her family history. Her father is a Holocaust survivor from

Roberts campaign smears Turner, October 15, 2010 Congressional candidate expresses remorse but stands by message By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer On Sept. 22, more than 150 members of the local Jewish community received an e-mail with the banner, “Turner is no friend of the Jewish people.” Two paragraphs

BA votes for merger; BJ vote pending, November 2010 Beth Jacob members’ vote still pending Beth Abraham Synagogue On Oct. 13, Beth Abraham Synagogue President David Fuchsman announced that the congregation’s members voted in favor of merging with Beth Jacob Synagogue, with 81 votes for and 20 votes against, well

Two girls, one passport, November 2010 ‘We had waited 62 years for this miraculous moment.’ By Cherie Rosenstein, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Monique Valbot (L) and Cherie Rosenstein meet for the first time in 62 years, at Dayton International Airport, Sept. 23 The day began like any ordinary

Launch of Lift, November 2010   At the Lift Greater Dayton launch meeting, held at Temple Israel on Oct. 10, (L to R) Temple Israel’s Rabbi David Sofian, Wesley Community Center’s Michael Allen, UD Past President Brother Raymond Fitz, Cross Creek Community Church’s Rev. Bill Youngkin, and First Baptist Church’s

The Ten Commandments: A series Jewish Family Identity Forum By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer, November 2010 In the Talmud we learn that “The signature of God is truth. (BT Shabbat 55a).” Since the Torah teaches we are created in God’s image, shouldn’t we aspire to be known