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Mr. Zimmerman: Broadening Horizons for South Dearborn

Mr. Zimmerman, an English teacher at South Dearborn High School, isn’t just all about teaching the Holocaust. To see the event from a new perspective, Mr. Zimmerman traveled across Europe this past summer with fellow teachers to learn more about the Holocaust. This “trip of a lifetime fo…

Beautiful Shoes + Philanthropy: Jane Weitzman Coming to Cincinnati April 6

Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati announced that Jane Weitzman will speak at the Mayerson JCC, 7:00-9:00 pm on Wednesday April 6

Jane Weitzman is the former Executive Vice President of Stuart Weitzman, the Founding Vice President of Stuart Weitzman Retail, and…

Remembering Alan Wolf ‘Never give in’

Alan was convinced that exercise was a cure-all for his cancers, and he walked six days a week at the Jewish Community Center track.

Alan Wolf was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Joseph and Hortense Wolf on May 6, 1938. He attended elementary and high school in Cincinnati. His parents were bot…

Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum unveils first items in new collection

For Sheri Besso, collection manager/preparator for Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s Skirball Museum in Clifton, every day is like Christmas – or Hanukkah.

For the past few months, Besso has been unpacking boxes and crates filled with the B’nai B’rith Klutznick Col…

Bob’s Story: Program fosters leader focusing on disabled & Jewish community

“During college, I had a job in a workshop helping folks with developmental disabilities. That’s when I had my moment: this cause doesn’t get enough attention—what can I do to help?” said Bob Oestreicher. Read more