By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When Rabbi Nissen Mangel was 10 years old, he made it out of Auschwitz alive. He made it past the “Angel of Death,” Dr. Josef Mengele. He survived the brutal death march in January 1945 just before liberation. None of his other relatives

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Area law enforcement keeps watchful eye on potential threats Members of the Jewish community received a briefing about the current threat landscape, actions to protect the Jewish community, what the Jewish community can do to help the FBI and local law enforcement, and

‘For me, it’s very real and very personal.’ By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Martin Fletcher says he’s been to Gaza at least 50-60 times and to the West Bank a hundred times or more as a journalist. He was NBC’s Israel correspondent for 26 years until his retirement

The Observer has heard from area residents who have been affected by the Israel-Hamas War and from Israelis with close ties to the Miami Valley. We share some of those stories here. Through a child’s eyes Just a few Jewish families have children enrolled at a public elementary school in

Federation president urges local Jews to help the Jewish state through the crisis of Hamas’ massacre and war. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Three days after the brutal Hamas massacre that left 1,400 mostly civilian Israelis dead, thousands wounded, and more than 220 captive, members of the Miami

University of Dayton English Prof. Miriamne Krummel will present remarks on the Language of Loss as part of the university’s annual Kristallnacht Remembrance, 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Immaculate Conception Chapel. Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass — Nov. 9 and 10, 1938 in Nazi Germany — is

Hillel Academy of Greater Dayton will host a bourbon tasting, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18 at Top of the Market as a fundraiser for the Jewish day school. Cincinnati’s Rabbi Drew Kaplan, founder and publisher of jewishdrinking.com, will talk about drinking in Jewish wisdom, history, and tradition. The

Lack of knowledge about these topics contributes to significant harm in both. Opinion by Erica Goldberg I am a First Amendment scholar, and I am a Jew. I teach at University of Dayton School of Law. I am hoping to offer a perspective on what it is like to be

The Dayton area’s Jewish community will come together at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10 for Stand With Israel: A Community Solidarity Gathering at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education. The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton and local rabbis are organizing the program in the wake of the Hamas

Beth Abraham’s Rabbi Glazer introduces niggun circles By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Rabbi Aubrey L. Glazer isn’t sure what will come out of the niggun circles he’s introducing to Beth Abraham Synagogue, and that’s what makes it exciting. “Once we get into the rhythm of this, there will