By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer One fought at the Battle of Antietam. Another was an orderly and then worked in the U.S. Telegraph Office at Cumberland Gap. A third defended Cincinnati against the threat of a Confederate invasion. One went on to live a long life surrounded by

$100K is goal for coming budget year to unlock LiveSecure matching grant from JFNA. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer In addition to its $1.2 million annual campaign, the Jewish Federation launched a second-line campaign at its Presidents Dinner on May 17 — to raise its $100,000 portion of

Dayton ophthalmologist Dr. Mike Bloom will share his experiences of volunteering to care for wounded patients at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel over the last two years, at the American Friends of Soroka Medical Center’s Hope, Healing, and Heroism Dinner, 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 17 at the Boonshoft Center

By Brian Fishbach, Jewish Journal (Los Angeles) On Oct. 7, 2023, Jonah Platt was rehearsing for the West Coast premiere of the play The Engagement Party at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood. It’s a play about a friendly gathering that devolves into a slew of accusations over a missing engagement

Temple Israel will host its annual Jewish Cultural Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, May 31. This year’s food vendors are Smoked on Chai Kosher BBQ from Columbus, Graeter’s Ice Cream, and Temple Israel’s bakery. Temple Israel volunteers will also sell hot dogs. The festival brings members of

The League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area’s Julie Grunwald will be the guest speaker at Jewish War Veterans Post 587’s brunch at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, May 17 at Temple Beth Or. She’ll talk about the league’s history and the legacy of suffragists. The cost is $10; JWV

The same day members of the Wright State University community saw the message “KILL BIBI” painted on the campus rock, the administration painted over it. Bibi is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nickname. One Wright State student emailed a photo of the rock with that message to The Observer after

Miami Valley Jewish Genealogy & History, a project of the Jewish Federation, will cohost two programs to help Jewish genealogy researchers at all levels. In partnership with the newly revived Greater Cincinnati Jewish Genealogical Society, Miami Valley JG&H will cosponsor its inaugural event, Ancestry Meets AI: Tracing Your Roots Using

ThinkTV and PBS, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton and Miami Valley Urban League, will present an edited screening of Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s new documentary series, Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History, 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 29 at The Tank at the Dayton Arcade. Following

Ira Sheskin’s new estimate of about 7,000, up from 4,000 in 2023, reflects more extensive research rather than Jewish population growth. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer There are more of us here than we thought. Significant funding for a national study on the number of Jews in all