April 21st, 2011 by youngjewishmilwaukee
by Hannah Paley
Most Jewish families celebrate Passover by sitting around a table with family and friends for a seder. Unfortunately, some Jewish families can’t afford the special foods that we eat at the seder. On April 10, Milwaukee’s Teen Day of Social Action, Jewish teens gathered at the Jewish Home and Care Center to help ensure that those who could not afford Passover food would not be left without it. Read More.
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April 13th, 2011 by youngjewishmilwaukee
by Hannah Paley
On March 31, the women of the Milwaukee Jewish community celebrated Passover with the bi-annual Women’s Seder at the Jewish Community Center. This tradition, which was started in 1997, was a fun and enjoyable experience for women of all ages. Glancing around the room, I saw many mother-and-daughter groups enjoying the unique experience of an all-women’s seder together. Read More.
Tags: events, holidays, passover
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April 6th, 2011 by youngjewishmilwaukee
by Akiva Perlman
Felix Bandos was born in Lodz, Poland, in 1921. He was very happy when he was a young boy, until the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. He and his family were rounded up with other Jewish families and forced to live in one part of the city. In 1940, they had to build their own walls around the area, turning it into a ghetto. There the young man worked very hard, chopping wood, building railroad tracks and doing other jobs. Hunger was never far away. Read More.
Tags: history, holocaust
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February 7th, 2011 by youngjewishmilwaukee
by Sarah Kittner
One of the many things that has had an impact on me was my Bat Mitzvah. On this day I became an adult and started my new life as a different person. When I turned 12, I accepted all the Halachos that are obligations to me. My Bat Mitzvah had a great impact on me because it was a day I felt close to Hashem more than ever before. Read More.
Tags: b'nai mitzvah, mitzvot
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February 7th, 2011 by youngjewishmilwaukee
by Aharon Rauch
Two great people in American history are Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. Both of them were against racial hatred, political oppression and riots. They made a major impact on my life. Read More.
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February 7th, 2011 by youngjewishmilwaukee
by Sara Zaitschek
I remember coming home from vacation in Arizona last year feeling down. You’d think that after a vacation I would be relaxed and recharged, but school was starting again, and now that vacation was over, I had nothing to look forward to! The following day after school, my parents left a message for me, saying that they went out for a while and would be home shortly. When they came through the door, I noticed that they looked full of excitement and anticipation. I was absolutely sure something was up. Sure enough, that night they broke the news to me. My mother was expecting a baby! Read More.
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February 7th, 2011 by youngjewishmilwaukee
by Sarah Feiga Stein
It has a great impact on me whenever something happens to someone in our community and everyone jumps in to help. I begin to realize how one meal here and one meal there adds up. Every Jewish person is part of a whole, and everyone will give a little bit for every need. For example, when my mother collapsed and had to go to the hospital, one of the neighbors invited us over for lunch that day, and at least three others camp to support my sister and me. My father had to go to work, so one neighbor set up play dates for us. Read More.
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February 7th, 2011 by youngjewishmilwaukee
by Chani Schlussel
The summer after my bat mitzvah, my grandmother took me to the Holy Land of Israel. This inspiring trip taught me a great deal about our Jewish heritage and had an immense impact on me. One of our first stops was at the Western Wall. As I stood at its foot and ran my hand over its moist stones, it was as if I were feeling the tears of all those who had come and wept before it, pouring out their hearts in prayer. Read More.
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