By Ethel G. Hofman, Special To The Observer For my mother, Chanukah was way beyond latkes. It was her cakes and cookies, rich, buttery and nut-studded that upheld her reputation as a generous hostess and superb baker. At our island home, back in a time when doors were never locked,

Through Jan. 6, The Dayton Art Institute will display menorahs from the collection of Russ and the late Betty Remick, in Betty’s memory, as part of its annual Hall of Holidays exhibit in the museum’s lower level galleries. The Remicks,who lived across the street from The Dayton Art Institute for

On Nov. 1, Chaya Vidal began her work as executive director of Beth Jacob Congregation. Vidal, who served as executive director of Beth Abraham Synagogue from 2003 to 2006, has worked for Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform synagogues across the country, including as executive director of Rodeph Sholom in Bridgeport, Conn.

With Charlotte Jacobson Hospice of Dayton Senior Medical Director Dr. Jules Sherman recently marked 25 years of service to the hospice mission. He received a standing ovation from his hospice colleagues when presented with a pin for 25 years of service during the recent Heart of Our Hospice staff celebration.

The Jewish Internet with Mark Mietkiewicz On Dec. 10, Robert Lefkowitz, Serge Haroche and Alvin Roth will don white tie and tails. In the late afternoon, they will ascend a dais in Stockholm to be awarded Nobel Prizes for chemistry, physics and economics. On that day, they will also enter

Sandra L. “Sandy” Dubro, age 74 of Dayton, passed away Nov. 25. Mrs. Dubro retired after 30 years from Dayton Public Schools. She was an avid tennis player. Mrs. Dubro was preceded in death by her parents, Mo and Dorothy Roberts. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Allen DuBro,

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer At its meeting on Nov. 28, the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton hired Cathy Gardner to serve as the Federation’s new executive vice president. Gardner, who lives in Tampa, will begin her work in Dayton on Dec. 10. “Among the

Dayton premiere of locally produced documentary on Ethiopian aliyah By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Fekadu, his wife and children left their Ethiopian village to live in a squalid shelter in Gondar while they waited for their opportunity to make aliyah (immigrate to Israel). A decade later, these Falash

  By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When the monumental exhibition Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times opens at the Cincinnati Museum Center on Nov. 16, Midwesterners won’t just view the scrolls and 600-plus artifacts from ancient Israel. They’ll also learn about Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute

Where You Left Me by Jennifer Gardner Trulson Gallery Books, 256 pages, $25 Interview by Jennie Szink, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Eleven years ago, Jennifer Gardner Trulson knew hardly any 30-something widows or widowers. The day after Sept. 11, 2001, it seemed everyone in her life had become