Through Dec. 31, Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is in the midst of what Hadassah Dayton Membership VP Louise Tincher calls an unprecedented membership drive. Chapters across the country are reaching out to Jews who aren’t affiliated with the Jewish community and to non-Jewish supporters of Israel. “Historically,

In the News Series Jewish Family Education with Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer “AI‑Powered Echocardiography Revolutionizes Cardiovascular Disease Care.” “Concerns grow as AI-generated videos spread hate, racism online: ‘No safety rules.’” “Purdue’s AI and Imaging Breakthrough: A New Era for Flawless Semiconductor Chips.” “Nearly a third of Americans

  It is with great pleasure that Susan and David Joffe announce the engagement of their daughter Becky to Josh Friedberg. The couple resides in Scottsdale, Ariz. Becky started her own business in fashion consulting, Be Styled By Becky, and Josh works as a senior sales engineer for a large

The Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council will host the panel discussion Israel — What’s Next? at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture & Education. Moderated by JCRC Chair Bonnie Beaman Rice, the panel will feature area rabbis talking about the release from captivity

The University of Dayton will hold its annual Kristallnacht Remembrance, 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Immaculate Conception Chapel. Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass — Nov. 9 and 10, 1938 in Nazi Germany — is considered the start of the Holocaust. Dayton Holocaust Resource Center Director Renate Frydman

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Nathan Spencer Arnold, age 17 of Centerville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Oct. 15. Nate was born in Houston, Texas to David and Michele Arnold. From the very beginning, Nate had a unique and powerful purpose: to educate the world — not through words, but through the way

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer “On Oct. 7 and 8, 2023, there was a uniform feeling in our Jewish community of outrage and compassion, caring and concern for the people of Israel and the State of Israel,” says Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton CEO Cathy Gardner. What started

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton and its Jewish Community Relations Council will present two programs and a fundraiser to mark two years since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists from Gaza infiltrated Israel, brutally murdered more than 1,200 people there, and took 251 hostages.

An interview with Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center CEO Jackie Congedo By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer With more than 500 original artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland and 20 institutions around the world, the exhibition Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. makes a Midwest stop