On May 6th a student held up a sign of a swastika at a public event celebrating Israeli Independence Day in Spaights Plaza, at the heart of UW-Milwaukee’s main campus. While free speech protects the student’s right to express even the most loathsome views, we use our free speech to denounce the presence at UWM of this hateful Nazi symbol. We stand together as a UWM community to affirm that there is no room for hate at UWM. We applaud the university community for speaking out, and especially those students who voiced their resistance to the message of this symbol.

Culinary Historian Michael Twitty, author of the award-winning novel “The Cooking Gene”, was recently a part of a panel discussion held by the Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies at UWM. Soon, he will be headed to Africa… Read More

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty and affiliate faculty join together to condemn the Trump Administration’s executive order banning immigration from seven countries—also known, for good reason, as the “Muslim ban.”

Center Director Joel Berkowitz is the co-founder of the Digital Yiddish Theatre Project. Learn more about the DYTP at yiddishstage.org. Also visit Research: Joel Berkowitz for more information and interviews.

Her swearing-in ceremony included a Yiddish rendition of “God Bless America,” and she switched between English, Hebrew, and Yiddish in her speech.

Listen to WUWM Lake Effect’s Bonnie North interview Ladino singer Sarah Aroeste in “Preserving the Endangered Ladino Culture Through Music.”

Daniel Goldin and Boswell Books got a shout out in the New York Times. This independent bookstore is a Milwaukee gem. Boswell Books is a great partner with our center. Great Job, Daniel!

Preserving and Extending Knowledge Through the Digital Yiddish Theater Project
On October 24, 2016, WUWM’s Bonnie North Interviewed Joel Berkowtz and Debra Caplan about the Digital Yiddish Theatre Project.Listen to the interview

In the article “Jewish Theater: Digital Yiddish Theatre Project” on the blog Dress British Think Yiddish, Max Sparber interviewed Joel Berkowtz and Debra Caplan about the DYTP.

The Fall 2016 Newsletter is now available. Download the The Golden Peacock, Fall 2016.