By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Dr. Heath Gilbert says his involvement in Dayton’s Jewish community comes from his genes. “I was a little guy running around the old JCC in Trotwood,” says the second-generation optometrist, who was installed as president of the Jewish Federation during its virtual annual

Staff from the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton joined representatives of Ohio’s seven other Jewish Federations for a fly-in to Washington, D.C. on March 13 to advocate on Capitol Hill for increased security funding for faith-based and cause-based nonprofits at risk for terror attacks. “Since the Pittsburgh attacks and the

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton has signed on as a coalition partner with the Dayton Unit NAACP’s Community Celebration: An Afternoon of Love, Unity, Peace and Diversity, to be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 at McIntosh Park, Edwin C. Moses Boulevard and West Riverview

At its 108th annual meeting, held Aug. 15, the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton elected Bruce Feldman its new president. Feldman’s election marks the first time in the Federation’s history that spouses have served as Federation presidents: his wife, Debbie, was president of the Federation from 2003 to 2006. Bruce

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton will reveal its major upcoming community priorities, at its 108th annual meeting, on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education. The priorities came out of the Jewish Dayton Dreams Big visioning study and focus groups, which

‘I wanted to talk about the price those warriors are paying’ By Michael Fraiman, The Canadian Jewish News For three years, Fauda has been a slow-growing international hit. The Israeli serial drama — available on Netflix — is about Israel’s mista’arvim, counterterrorism units trained to infiltrate local Arab populations. Now

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton will hold its 107th annual meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the Boonshoft CJCE, 525 Versailles Dr. in Centerville. The program will include elections of the Federation’s 2017-18 board and officers for its agencies, will honor community volunteers, and will celebrate

Speaker for Federation Presidents Dinner hopes film clarifies that ‘Holocaust denial is not an opinion’ By Anne Joseph, The Times of Israel “Oh, I’m having a good time!” laughs historian and professor Deborah Lipstadt when asked how she is. “Nothing I did prepared me for the trial and nothing I

By Marc Katz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Daniel, our soft-spoken, 31-year-old guide, told us the story of a previous tour. A man in his 80s, recalled that when he was 15, he had peddled his bicycle to a soccer field to watch a game. At that young age,

Veteran broadcast journalist to open Federation campaign May 3 By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Former NBC news correspondent and Meet the Press moderator David Gregory says his wife — a Protestant — challenged him to dig deeper into his Jewish background. “I’ve been studying with a group of