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Jewish Federations nationwide are collecting funds to help address the impact of over 200 fires raging across Israel, which have already displaced nearly 100,000 people. In many places, essential services such as electricity and train lines have been interrupted. Many major roads have been closed intermittently.
The impact on Israelis will be long-lasting. Once the flames are extinguished, people will have to return to their damaged homes, schools and neighborhoods.
Many community institutions that provide vital programs and services, including those of our partners, have been hit hard. They will be struggling to rebuild just when they are needed most.
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Next Thursday:
Israel storytelling workshop
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Dec. 8 | 7-9 pm | Free
Karma Bar & Grill, 600 E. Ogden Ave.
Actor and playwright Jonathan Adam Ross will help participants of "My Israel Storytelling Workshop" explore and narrate their own Israel connections and experience, modeled after "The Moth" storytelling. All perspectives are welcome. Stories do not need to be shared in a group.
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Sponsored by MJF's Israel Center, it is part of Let's Talk Israel, a comprehensive, yearlong project to increase opportunities for thoughtful and civil conversations about Israel.
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Sunday: Hear a Survivor's Story
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Dec. 4 | 10 am | Free
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
"Holocaust Stories: In Their Honor" series this month features Susie Fono. Presented by MJF's Nathan & Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center.
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Sunday: Jews Around the
World Film Class
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Dec. 4 | 4 pm | Free
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Remember is a thriller that features Zev, a Holocaust survivor with slight dementia, whose best friend sets him on a cross-country mission seeking retribution from the Nazi who murdered both their families. Presented by the Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC and MJF's Holocaust Education Resource Center.
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Community Chanukah Celebration
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Dec. 19 | 4-6:30 pm | Free
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Fun for all ages, with food and activities including building a giant Lego menorah.
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Nominate a Jewish Educator
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Grants and Scholarships for Camp, College, Israel Programs
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The Milwaukee Jewish Federation has several grants and scholarship opportunities:
* One Happy Camper provides grants up to $1,000 for first-time campers at Jewish overnight camps.
* Scholarships available for Jewish
 overnight camps and summer Israel programs for young people.
* Semester or year in Israel from the Sarah B. and Louis M. Kesselman Israel Program Scholarship Fund.
* Hecht Family Memorial College Scholarship Fund to outstanding Jewish high school seniors to help fund the college freshman year
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Special Programs, Including Dec. 25, at Jewish Museum Milwaukee
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"Once & Again: Still Lifes by
Beth Lipman"
Now - Jan. 8, 2017
Jewish Museum Milwaukee,
1360 N. Prospect Ave.
This award-winning contemporary glass artist's traveling exhibit makes its only stop in the Midwest. The glass art depicts timeless portraits of humanity.
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Museum Programs:
* Dec. 25, 12-4 pm:
Film and Fortune Cookies
* Jan. 5, 7-8:30 pm:
Local Lives, National Voices
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| Upcoming Events in our Community |
Check the
Community Calendar for even more events!
The Brides of Jerusalem - art exhibit by Barbara Kohl-Spiro
On display through December
Jewish Home & Care Center, 1414 N. Prospect Ave.
The Art of the Concept: Conceptual Art & Photo Works of Barbara Budish
On display through December
Chai Point Gallery Space, 1400 N. Prospect Ave.
The Art of the Jewish Short Story: The Stories of Tillie Olsen
Dec. 2 * 1-2:30 pm
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
First Friday Nights
Dec. 2 * 6-8 pm
Chabad of the East Side, 3030 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Gala Charity Auction @ Temple Menorah
Dec. 3 * 7-11 pm
Temple Menorah, 9363 N. 76th St.
Yiddish Music Series with Lil' Rev
Dec. 4 * 1-2 pm
Jewish Home and Care Center, 1414 N. Prospect Ave.
The Wheelmen @ Temple Menorah
Dec. 11 * 10 am - 12 pm
Temple Menorah, 9363 N. 76th St.
Interpreting the 2016 Election Results
Dec. 13 * 7-9 pm
Congregation Sinai, 8223 N. Port Washington Rd.
PJ Library Lego Hanukkah Fun
Dec. 14 * 5-6:15 pm
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Labyrinth of Lies - Seeking Justice After the Shoah
Film Series
Dec. 15 * 7-9 pm
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Celebrate Chanukah & Shabbat with a Sinai Latka Dinner
Dec. 16 * 5:30-7:30 pm
Congregation Sinai, 8223 N. Port Washington Rd.
--Save The Date--
* TAM Annual Auction, Dec. 18
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Community Photo Album
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The Social Workers Delegation 2016 is a Partnership2Gether professional exchange program where the P2G Sovev Kinneret Region hosts delegates from cluster communities. This professional exchange of eight delegates (six from Milwaukee, one from Tulsa and one from St. Paul) is an important and effective way to create people-to-people connections between Israelis and Americans, focusing on the area of social work. MJF's Israel Center administers the local P2G. See Photos & Read the Blog
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Follow Editor's Trip to Israel
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Celebrating Photographers
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Winter Program Registration
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Jewish Home to Receive Spirit Award
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Smart Philanthropy:
Giving to Charities Made Easy
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Add Your Story to the Book of Life
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