IDF tank commander Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Slain Israeli tank commander with family in Dayton volunteered to be ‘sitting-duck’ On Aug. 2 — the Ninth of Av — the Israeli Defense Forces called up Noam Yakov Mayerson to active duty from the reserves. A week later, he was

Brigitte Gabriel, a former news anchor for Middle East Television’s World News, will discuss the threat of militant Islam on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m. at Beth Jacob Congregation. The program is sponsored by the Dayton Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation. Gabriel grew up in south

Owners request permit to facilitate synagogue’s move to campus Beth Abraham Synagogue’s plans to move to Oakwood came one step closer on Aug. 2, when the Oakwood Planning Commission voted 3-1 (with one absence) to recommend that the Oakwood City Council grant the new owners of Sugar Camp a special-use

Dayton responds to the crisis The Dayton Jewish Observer In a massive show of support for Israel, Dayton’s Jewish community has raised more than $388,000 for the Israel Emergency Campaign launched by the Jewish Federations of North America. In one evening alone, at the community-wide Israel Solidarity Rally and Prayer

Felix Weil Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer             For 30 years, the city of Frankfurt, like most German cities, has hosted a number of guests who were chased out of the country during the Nazi years. This year, it was my turn. I haven’t

Rembrandt at DAI Robert Thum Special To The Observer With more than 2,000 works to his name, Rembrandt devoted a portion of his work to narratives from Hebrew Scriptures, portraits of contemporary Jewish leaders, and the Jewish culture and daily life he saw in Amsterdam. Four of these Jewish-themed works

Beth Abraham to move to Oakwood Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Synagogue to begin interior renovations, will pursue religious use for 2nd building At the end of a contentious 3-and-a-half-hour public meeting, the Oakwood City Council on Sept. 18 unanimously granted the new owners of Sugar Camp a special-use

Alumni Chorale Weekend Martha Moody Jacobs Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer There are 30-odd chairs on the bima at Beth Abraham. Behind them hangs a blue and white banner that reads: Beth Abraham Youth Chorale, Dayton, Ohio. G-d respects me when I work, but He loves me when I

PJ Library With support from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation of Springfield, Mass., and anonymous local donors, Dayton-area Jewish families with children ages 6 months to 5 years will receive a free Jewish children’s book each month beginning this fall. The PJ Library Club, facilitated locally by the Jewish Federation, will

UJC 2007 Opening Gala Dan Abrams, chief legal correspondent with NBC News and former host of The Abrams Report on MSNBC, will be the featured speaker at the 2007 United Jewish Campaign Opening Gala on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Boonshoft CJCE in Centerville. A 1992 graduate