Jayne Sachs Charlotte Jacobson Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer On any given weekday, when 6-year-old Sydney isn’t at kindergarten and 4-year-old Gavin isn’t at Hillel Academy’s preschool, Jayne Sachs finds it virtually impossible to get anything work related accomplished. “My kids are at ages where they don’t understand that

Film Fest Vicki Bernie Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Just one finger on his left hand puts his world in motion. Diagnosed as a child with a rare form of muscular dystrophy — Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II — Ami Ankilewitz was given six years to live. At age

Dayton Jewish Film Fest March 30-April 10 All showings except Opening Night are at the Neon Theatre 130 East Fifth Street, Dayton Special Opening Night Event Thursday, March 30, 7 p.m. at Showcase Cinemas Cross Pointe 6751 Loop Road, Centerville All tickets $7, available in advance or at door. Season

Dor Hadash Michelle Tedford Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   Andrea Liberman is an artist. When asked to illustrate a healing hero, the 9-year-old used a bright pink marker to trace an outstretched hand tipped with purple fingernails, dropping tzedakah in a box. “I actually learned a new thing

Piqua temple Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   With $9,353 raised by the beginning of April, Temple Anshe Emeth started making roof repairs on its sanctuary and congregants hope to begin the largest part of the project, the social hall roof replacement, later this spring. The March issue of

Observer’s 10th Just before Passover in 1996, Jews across the Miami Valley opened their mailboxes to find a new community newspaper. Its aim was to connect a geographically dispersed and religiously diverse Jewish population. Ten years later, with numerous state and national awards to its name, The Dayton Jewish Observer

Yom Hazik/Yom Ha’atz On Tuesday, May 2 at 7 p.m., Beth Jacob Congregation, Hillel Academy, Kollel Torah MiTzion of Dayton and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton will present Dayton Sings With Israel, to commemorate Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Day of Remembrance) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day). The evening will

Mother’s Day 2006 Rabbi Judy Chessin Temple Beth Or Jewish mothers evoke jokes with punch lines about light bulbs and martyrdom. But missing Mother’s Day is no laughing matter, making us wonder if Mother’s Day could possibly be a Jewish holiday. The earliest known tributes to mothers date back to

The class of 2006 Vicki Bernie Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer As the end of the school year approaches, more than 30 Jewish teenagers across the Miami Valley prepare to leave their high school days behind, embarking on the next stage of their lives. For them, this is a

Beth Abraham move Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer On April 26, the board of Beth Abraham Synagogue voted to move ahead with plans to relocate to a 54,832-square foot building on the former site of NCR’s Sugar Camp in Oakwood. According to Susie Katz, president of Beth Abraham, the