An evening with Susie Fishbein April 17 Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Kosher cooking revolutionary to prepare recipes Not long ago, kosher meals conjured up images of brisket and matzah ball soup. That was before Susie Fishbein. Now there’s Chicken Negemaki with Chutney, and Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Soup.

Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut 5767 The community is invited to participate in two programs of solidarity with the state of Israel. Both events are free.   Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day On Monday, April 23 from 5:30-6:30 p.m., the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater

On Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m., Holocaust survivor Dr. Felix Garfunkel will deliver the keynote address of Sinclair Community College’s annual Holocaust remembrance events, in the Sinclair Ponitz Center.  A native of Romania, Garfunkel was sent along with his family into slave labor by the Nazis. He and his

Dayton Jewish School Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer At its meeting on Feb. 28, the board of Beth Abraham Synagogue decided to establish its own supplementary religious and Hebrew school for children of its congregants in grades kindergarten to eight, beginning with the 2007-08 school year. The decision ends

This summer, the DJCC will participate in the JCC Maccabi Games in Houston.  Our delegation, which has been taking part in the Games for the past 15 years, will consist of five athletes, competing in tennis, swimming, bowling, dance and golf.  This summer, the Games will celebrate 25 years of

2007 Clergy Institute Martha Moody Jacobs Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer                 John Harris, an ordained American Baptist minister and the head chaplain at Miami Valley Hospital, has been attending Temple Israel’s annual day-long clergy institute for years. The session he remembers

Oakwood OKs Sugar Camp site plan Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer At its meeting on April 23, the Oakwood City Commission unanimously approved the Sugar Camp site plan proposed by developers Oakwood Investment Group and the Versant Group. The approved plan includes a mikveh building near the future site

Karnit Goldwasser interview Michelle Tedford Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Karnit Goldwasser remembers asking her husband to describe what he tried to capture in the photographs he took of people and places. “He loves to take pictures that make you think what was here, what was happening, and when

Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer At their board meetings in March, Hillel Academy, the Miami Valley’s Jewish day school, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton agreed to explore the possibility of Hillel moving to the campus of the Federation’s Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education in Centerville.

Interview with Lee Fisher Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher on economic development, faith and prejudice After seven years as president and CEO of the Center for Families and Children in Cleveland, Lee Fisher returned to public office with his inauguration as lieutenant governor of Ohio