By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer As of July, Cantor Joyce Dumtschin’s position at Temple Beth Or as full-time cantor will be eliminated and she will serve the congregation in the part-time job of music specialist. Temple Beth Or President David London initially announced the board’s decision in a

Fledgling liberal Jewish congregation in Germany receives Torah from Temple Israel By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer On June 5, Deborah Tal-Rüttger’s 10-year search for a kosher Torah scroll for her small, liberal Jewish congregation in Germany came to a grand conclusion at Temple Israel. The 161-year-old Reform Dayton

    Panoramic detection camera ‘way ahead’ of competition By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer On May 27, representatives of Adaptive Imaging Technologies of Haifa joined staff of STAN Solutions and IDCAST at Dayton’s Tech Town to demonstrate Adaptive’s new ResoLUT 77 Panoramic Camera. Adaptive developed the 160-degree high-resolution

Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton Archives About the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton Archives Collection The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton Archives Collection was established in January 2009 in anticipation of the Federation’s 2010 centennial. In February 2011, the collection became part of Wright State University’s Special Collections and Archives. The

Uri Attir profile                                               An interview with Uri Attir, the Dayton region’s trade office director By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer, June 2010 In April, Uri Attir

The history of Dayton’s Jewish cemeteries

In June 1912, publications across the country eulogized Arthur L. Welsh, the pilot who had garnered the respect and admiration of those working in the new industry of aviation. Here is an excerpt from the Washington Herald of June 12, 1912: “Al Welsh was one of the five original pupils

Next year in Oakwood, but as the last High Holy Days on Salem Ave. approach, longtime Beth Abraham members take a look back By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer   Irv Reingold (L) and Clara and David Hochstein recall memories of Beth Abraham at its Salem Ave. location. In

Robert Thum, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Barely remembered today, Arthur L. Welsh was a leader among the Wrights’ original pilots When news of the fatal plane crash that killed Arthur L. Welsh reached Orville Wright and his sister Katharine, both hastily rearranged their schedules to travel from Dayton

Each of Dayton’s four synagogues is home to a Torah scroll that served European Jewish communities until the Nazi occupation. Here are their stories.