Sukkot at Hillel Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Just prior to the harvest festival of Sukkot at the end of September, every student at Hillel Academy received a gift to shake things up at home. Dr. Dan and Teri German made certain that each child had his or

New Springfield rabbi Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Among the joys of leading Temple Sholom in Springfield, Rabbi Janice Garfunkel says, is seeing her parents — Drs. Erika and Felix Garfunkel — several times a month. “I have two little kids and my parents are in Dayton. My

Ohio’s Jewish vote Tami Kamin-Meyer   COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26 (JTA) — Jewish voters in Ohio may be split about which presidential candidate to choose on Nov. 2, but one thing seems certain: Few seem thrilled with their choices. Michael Halasz, a dentist in Centerville, a suburb of Dayton, summed

Storahtelling Martha Moody Jacobs Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   Once upon a time, attending a Torah service did not mean simply listening to someone read Hebrew. In ancient days the Torah reader had a helper, a m’turgeman, who translated the Hebrew line by line into the local tongue

Mikvah campaign Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Beth Jacob Congregation agrees to lease land at $1 a year With $150,000 in prior commitments toward a $350,000 goal, the Dayton Mikvah Society is now going public with its fund-raising campaign to build a new facility. “We’ve been looking for

Beth Abraham building Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   In coming months, Beth Abraham Synagogue to decide fate of building In the years following World War II, the Dayton View neighborhood was the population center of the Miami Valley’s Jewish community. All of Dayton’s synagogues were there, within a

Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Mixed reaction to settlement of suit against concentration camp guard Bob Kahn was dismayed when he learned the Justice Department agreed to settle its case against a Butler Township resident who lied about his role in the Holocaust on his 1992 U.S. citizenship

New Federation exec. VP Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   An interview with new Federation Exec. Vice President Larry R. Skolnick What struck Larry R. Skolnick on his first trip to Dayton a few months ago was how much it felt like Louisville, Ky., where he grew up. “Both

Sam Friedman: enjoying every day Martha Moody Jacobs Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer “I’m not a macher!” insists Sam Friedman of Springfield’s Temple Sholom, using the Yiddish expression for a big shot. “I’m just a volunteer.” At Temple Sholom, he is a key volunteer. Since joining the Reform temple

Cezanne war loot? Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   Though it may have been Nazi war loot stolen from a Jewish gallery owner, a Cézanne masterwork currently on tour at the Dayton Art Institute is legally part of the Rau Collection. The oil painting The Sea At L’estaque (1876)