By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer From the moment in August when Jewish Community Relations Council Director Jeff Blumer got the Jewish Federation’s go-ahead to raise funds for the Holon-based family of Bar Kuperstein, Jeff hoped he might present the check to Bar himself. Bar, 22, was then thought

‘Zionism is anti-American’ By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Sammy Caruso began his speech leading the chant, “Free Palestine.” He concluded with another chant, directed at the U.S. government: “Not another nickel, not another dime. No more money for Israel’s crimes.” In between, the Oakwood resident and Miami University

CEO — son of Holocaust survivors and a member of Dallas, Texas Jewish community — stands behind former editor’s decision to run columns By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Isaac Weintraub has lived in Beavercreek for a decade. While furloughed from his work as an electrical engineer at Wright-Patterson

Felix Weil, who at the age of 11 in 1939 was rescued from Nazi Germany with the Kindertransport program, died Oct. 14. He was 97. Born in Frankfurt, Weil lived in England with a host family for the duration of the war in Europe. After his arrival in London, he

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,

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

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.

The Synagogue Forum of Greater Dayton presents its 14-session Introduction to Judaism course on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Nov. 4 and running through Feb. 24. The annual class is open to anyone interested in Jewish learning, dialogue, and exploration. Some sessions are held at local synagogues and