Shop, Nosh and Learn, October 2010 In partnership with the Dayton Jewish Community Center, Hadassah will hold its opening event, Shop, Nosh & Learn, at the Boonshoft CJCE on Sunday, Oct. 17. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. with boutiques and Steve Bernstein’s Kosher Kafe open for purchases. Among

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

Child of the Holocaust By Cherie Rosenstein Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   Cherie at age 5 DAYTON — As a 5-year-old child, I looked out the window of a monstrous bird of steel. The TWA soared over the Atlantic Ocean, taking me from Paris to my new home

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

Centennial Celebration and 2011 UJC Opening Gala, November 2010 By Michele Alperin, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer An ad in the Village Voice in 1986 drew together several musicians who were tantalized by the idea of forming a klezmer band. Five of the original members are still with the

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

Joffe Day of Learning, November 2010 Rabbi Morey Schwartz to keynote Joffe Day of Jewish Learning, Nov. 7 By Rick Hellman, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle Rabbi Morey Schwartz If you lead a congregation long enough — as former Overland Park, Kan. Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner spiritual leader Rabbi

Presidents of the Jewish Federation 1910-2010, July 2010 Dayton Jewish Observer F.J. Ach Sidney Kusworm E.C. (Manny) Hilb Louis Traxler Max Israel Morris Stern A.W. Schulman Harry Lehman Sam Thal Harry Potasky A.B. Saeks Raymond C. Adler Harry Winer Jack R. Silverman Leon Office A.B. Saeks Sidney Kusworm Charles R.