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

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.

Lease of Covenant House, December 2010 As of Jan. 1, Four Seasons LLP will lease Covenant House nursing home from the Jewish Federation Focus now on caring for seniors in their homes and in residential facilities across the Dayton area By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer In a Nov.

Beth Jacob rejects merger with Beth Abraham, January 2011 On Dec. 9, Beth Jacob Congregation announced that its membership voted against a proposed merger with Beth Abraham Synagogue. Voting took place the evening of Dec. 8 at the Traditional synagogue, located in Harrison Township. Included in the vote were absentee

The last Guild luncheon, January 2011 Covenant House Administrator Maryann Bernstein thanks Guild members at their final luncheon while Activities Director Janice Kohn (L) looks on By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer More than 40 members of the Covenant House Guild showed up at the nursing home on Dec.

Lou Goldman obituary, January 2011 Lou Goldman Lou Goldman, who served as president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton from 1972 to 1974 and was a national chairman of United Jewish Appeal, died on Dec. 6 at the age of 82. As a young man, Goldman saw Golda Meir

Peter Wells retires Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Jewish Federation Executive VP Peter Wells retires after 32 years of building up the Jewish community He had to be talked into coming to Dayton. At 33, Peter Wells was having the time of his life working with Jewish teenagers as

Religious intolerance at Wright-Patt? August 2008   National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Fairborn  Mikey Weinstein’s ‘militant’ foundation and his family think so. By Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Each year, more than one and a half million visitors stream through the National Museum of the

Mikey Weinstein event, February 2011 Military Religious Freedom Foundation Pres. Mikey Weinstein (Center) with his son and daughter-in-law Casey and Amanda Weinstein, members of Temple Israel Mikey Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, will be the guest speaker for a program presented by Temple Beth Or