Scrolls of Survival is the theme of the Dayton Area Yom Hashoah Observance: A Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust, on Sunday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at Beth Jacob Synagogue, 7020 N. Main St. in Harrison Township. Rabbis and members of Dayton’s four synagogues will share

The Power of Half, April 2011 Author to share message for Jewish community’s Mitzvah Week By Masada Siegel Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Life is about perspective. Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? More importantly, what can you do to impact the world in

Bone marrow registry, April 2011 By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Cantor Joyce Dumtschin About eight years ago, Cantor Joyce Dumtschin of Temple Beth Or was at a conference for Jewish educators, listening to a presentation from the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, North America’s Jewish bone marrow

Matter of Size review, April 2011   Scene from A Matter of Size   Film Review By Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Ruthlessly and riotously, A Matter of Size (Sipur Gadol) proves once and for all that Israel is the world’s capital of tough love. Four seriously

Nora’s Will review, April 2011 Film Review By Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Scene from Nora’s Will The desire to reconcile with dead loved ones — to say what was never said and to understand what was never explained — is powerful and universal. Yet 60-something José

Children of the Bible Series Jewish Family Identity Forum By Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer I recently read the acclaimed biography The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore. Like two photo albums set side by side, it alternately traces the lives of two African-American

Interview with Al Rosen, April 2011 By Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Al Rosen in Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story On his way to becoming a perennial All-Star in the mid-1950s, Indians clean-up hitter Al Rosen received more than his share of barbs from opposing

Religion, April 2011 By Rabbi Haviva Horvitz, Temple Beth Sholom, Middletown   The Passover Seder is more than simply an excuse to bring the family together for a nice meal. It is intended to be an educational experience as well. That is one reason for the special book with step

Federation archives collection at Wright State, April 2011 By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Professional Archivist Pamela Schwartz, who has organized the Federation’s archival collection over the past three years, shown with Wright State University Public History graduate student Jerermy Katz, who is helping to process the collection. On

By Rabbi Samuel B. Press, Rabbi Emeritus, Beth Abraham Synagogue As we approach the observance and celebration of Purim, I choose to share selected thoughts on the holiday, ideas which may serve as a catalyst for our own reflections. The lodestone which initiates my observations are the beautiful words of