Dentist Dr. Mike Halasz has made his movie debut, thanks to FilmDayton. He plays a dentist in the feature film, The Color of the Sun, directed and written by Clint Bramlette and now airing on Amazon Prime. The crew shot the scene for the psychological thriller in Mike’s office in

By Caleb Guedes-Reed, The Nosher If I asked you what first comes to mind when you think about South Carolina, chances are you’d conjure up images of its famous beaches, marshes, beautiful port cities, and complicated history. Would you have thought about its deep-rooted Jewish life that spans hundreds of

Though overshadowed by brother George’s music, his lyrics are here to stay. Book Review by Martin Gottlieb Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Ira Gershwin never built the Stairway to Paradise that he imagined in his 1922 lyric. Perhaps he would have if his brother – composer George Gershwin –

Look for Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this site!     To read the complete March 2025 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Anne Burke, age 91 of Vandalia, died Feb. 14 at the Hospice of Dayton. She is preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Mary Bartles; her in-laws, Jack and Bea Burke; and her husband’s ex-wife, Maureen Burke, whom she chose as family. She is survived by her husband, Aaron

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Anti-Defamation League and two legal firms — Paul Weiss and Taft — filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of the city of Springfield, its elected officials, and several residents against the Blood Tribe White supremacist hate group Feb. 6 in Dayton’s U.S.

By Rabbi Judy Chessin, Temple Beth Or It has now been a year since Israel executed Operation Golden Hand, Mivtza Yad Zahav, Feb. 12, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza, successfully rescuing Fernando Simon Marman and Luis Har, Israeli Argentinian hostages kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak.

Raised in Dayton, Larry Roberts hopes The Faces of Israel provides an understanding of Israeli diversity between 1982 and 2015. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Over Larry Roberts’ 50-year career in photojournalism, he’s worked for United Press International, Agence France-Presse, The Blade in Toledo, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Temple Beth Or kicks off its 40th anniversary year of celebrations Jan. 31-Feb. 1 with a guest cantor for Shabbat and a Jewish game show with dinner. Shabbat service & gala Oneg, Jan. 31 Cantor Rosalie Will, lead consultant for the Union for Reform Judaism on music- and worship-related issues,

Sacred Speech Series Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer “Words spoken can never be taken back,” mused blogger Lilah Peck. “‘You have a huge nose!’ someone shouted at me in the first grade. I never noticed my nose before, but suddenly every time I looked