Last Call: RSVP for Young Leadership 'Summer Set' Casino Night
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Aug. 25 | 7-10 pm | $50
Hot Water Wherehouse
818 S. Water St.
* Appetizers and open bar (dietary laws observed)
* Play black jack, craps, roulette and poker
* Great door prizes
* DJ will be spinning tunes
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Acclaimed Journalist to Headline Campaign Kick-Off
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Sept. 15 | 6:30 pm | $18
Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Special guest speaker David Gregory will share his journalistic endeavors and discuss his critically acclaimed memoir, "How's Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey." Dessert reception (dietary laws observed).
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Author to Share 'Holocaust History on Trial' Prior to Release of Movie
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Sept. 20 | 7 pm | Free
Cardinal Stritch University,
6801 N. Yates Rd.
Hear acclaimed historian and author Deborah Lipstadt share her story of Holocaust history on trial prior to the release of the major motion picture
Denial. Set for release Sept. 30, the film tells the story of Lipstadt's battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust occurred when David Irving, a renowned Holocaust denier, sues her for libel. The film is based on her book,
History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.
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This event is brought to the community courtesy of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and the Nathan & Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, a program of MJF.
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Help Stengthen Jewish Education
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Please help Milwaukee Jewish Federation explore ways to strengthen Jewish education in Milwaukee by taking this short 15 question
survey.
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Anti-Judaism: Past and Present
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Sept. 6 | 7 pm | Free
Marquette University Alumni Union,
1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Dr. David Nirenberg's lecture will explore what all periods of history of anti-Judaism has to do with how people think about Judaism today.
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Presented by MJF's Nathan & Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center and Jewish Community Relations Council, along with other community partners.
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Act Now: Limited Seating for Unique Mission to Vilnius and Berlin
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Oct. 27 - Nov. 4, 2016
Limited seating. Act now!
Join the Milwaukee Jewish Federation's mission to Vilnius and Berlin. The trip will include
unique opportunities to remember the Holocaust, including the dedication of two mass graves with Father Patrick Desbois and witnesses of the killings, and a visit with the last remaining Partisan in the forest where she hid during the war.
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September: Nickoll Young Leadership
Award Luncheon
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Sept. 7 | 12- 1:30 pm | $40
Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave.
The MJF's Benjamin E. Nickoll Young Leadership Award Luncheon will celebrate recipient Joe Devorkin. Established in honor of Ben Nickoll, a leader of the MJF and Jewish community in the '40s and '50s
, the award is given to a young man who demonstrates exemplary leadership within the Jewish community. RSVP
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Palestinian and Israeli Parents
Choose Peace
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Sept. 22 | 7 pm | Free
UWM Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Bassam Aramin - a Palestinian whose daughter was killed by Israeli border police in 2007, and Robi Damelin - an Israeli whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper in 2012 - will speak as representatives of the
Parents Circle-Families Forum, a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization that is devoted to reconciliation.
Watch for RSVP details in the Aug. 25 newsletter.
Sponsored by MJF's Jewish Community Relations Council, Hillel Milwaukee, Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies at UWM.
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Final Weeks: Explore Mah Jongg Exhibit, Special Programs
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* Jewish Home and Care Center Foundation Annual Dinner, Oct. 30
Find further details in a future newsletter
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Community Photo Album
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In her keynote speech at the Federation's annual meeting on Aug. 10, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Publisher Betsy Brenner shared her life's experience with Judaism and her newfound family exploration during MJF's mission to Poland. Watch for the Annual Meeting photo album in the Aug. 25 newsletter.
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Fall Program Registration at the JCC
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Program registration for Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC members opens on Aug. 15 and community registration opens on Aug. 22.
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Billy Jonas Trio Concert
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August 28 | 4 pm | Free
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Bayshore Town Center, 5800 N. Bayshore Drive
Join Tapestry: Arts & Ideas from the JCC and PJ Library for an outdoor concert for all ages.
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Current News on Social Media
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You Don't Have to Be A Millionaire
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Question: I always thought I'd have to be wealthy to have a Donor Advised Fund. Is that really true?
Answer: No.
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