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Jewish Wisconsin 5775-5776/2014-2015 A GUIDE TO Jewish Wisconsin 5775-5776/2014-2015 Your connection to Jewish Arts, Culture, Education, Camping and Religious Life Welcome from the Publisher Hannah Rosenthal Daniel Bader Welcome to A Guide to Jewish Wisconsin 5775-5776/ We also invite you to learn more about The Chronicle by 2014-2015, a publication of The Wisconsin Jewish visiting JewishChronicle.org. Visit MilwaukeeJewish.org Chronicle. The Guide is designed to help newcomers to learn more about the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, become acquainted with our state’s vibrant Jewish which publishes both the Guide and The Chronicle as community and to help current residents get the most free services to our community. out of what our community has to offer. If you are new to the Milwaukee area, please contact We invite you to explore the resources listed in this guide Shalom Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and to get to know the people behind the organizations (414-390-5700). 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Edelman is a graduate of the Much of Edelman’s work explores Edelman’s 15-foot stainless steel Massachusetts Institute of biblical and Jewish themes. He torch on the theme of the Munich Technology, where he majored in views the Torah as a source of Olympics will open the 2015 engineering and philosophy. His stories that he interprets through Maccabi Games at the Bradley engineering background, and his his art. Recently he has worked Center and then stand knowledge of the technical extensively in bronze, which can permanently at the west entrance characteristics of metal, contributed be molded and figured more easily to the Harry and Rose Sampson to his success not only in industry than steel. Family Jewish Community Center. but also as an artist. Edelman’s outdoor sculptural Richard is currently working on a During his years at MIT and after, installations can be seen at large-scale holocaust memorial Edelman was active in the anti-war Congregation Shalom (“Pillar of piece that will be installed in the and underground press movements Fire,” “Pillar of Cloud”), courtyard of the Jewish Community and was on trial more than once Congregation Emanu-el B’ne Center and the Synagoga Tempel for his activities. He founded Jeshurun (“Shofar”), and Chai in Krakow, Poland. Hovey Street Press of Cambridge, Point Senior Living (“To Life”). His Edelman grew up in Milwaukee. MA, underground publisher of work also can be seen in four parks He is married to Nina Edelman, political commentaries, literature in the Historic Third Ward, in the also an accomplished artist, with and graphic poster art. Edelman Boerner Botanical Gardens which whom he has four adult children. was a student of poet Denise were installed in the summer of Levertov, with whom he studied 2014 and the sculpture “Blue Sail” and worked. Volumes of his poetry graces the new marina of Egg were published by Oyez Press in Harbor, Door County. Berkeley, Calif. and Barlenmir The sculptor’s traveling one-man House of New York. show, “Richard Edelman: Recent After retiring from the metal Works in Bronze”, has been trading business headquartered in displayed at the Harry and Rose Chicago, Edelman began focusing Samson Family Jewish Community on creative pursuits. For eight Center and at the Jewish years he has melded his love of the Community Center of Greater arts and his familiarity with metal. Kansas City, where it served as a His work is expansive, ranging tribute to those lost in the Sculpture “Shofar Emanu-El” in from abstract pieces made of steel shootings of May 2014. The eight stainless steel by Richard Edelman 2010 located at Congregation to more figurative works in bronze. foot scale full body renderings of Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun in River His works vary in size from “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Miriam by the Sea” were the featured pieces Hills, Wisconsin. Photo by Ryan tabletop pieces to 25-foot Hainey Photography LLC. sculptures installed in public spaces. in Kansas City. Table of Contents n 3 Milwaukee Jewish Federation MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION 1360 N. Prospect Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202-3094 (414) 390-5700 Fax: (414) 390-5782 www.MilwaukeeJewish.org [email protected] CEO/President: Hannah Rosenthal Yamim 2014 Chair: Daniel Bader The Milwaukee Jewish Passover Food Drive Federation is on a mission to help secure a vibrant Jewish community for today and tomorrow. We develop financial resources and provide services that create a healthy Jewish community as a whole. We stand up for the rights and security of our people, teach the lessons of
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