Minnesota
Vic Rosenthal was a tireless organizer for social justice
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR The Jewish World’s Oct. 15, 2004, edition reported that Vic Rosenthal, then executive director of Jewish Community...
Holocaust, genocide education bill progresses in Legislature
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis) introduced a bill on March 8 to mandate education about...
Fred Amram, educator and upstander, dies at 89
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor If Fred Amram could leave the world with one message, it would be this:...
Eva Krause, amiable Shoah survivor, dies at 97
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Eva Krause’s children remember her for her “generous heart, her vibrant energy and her...
Anat Cohen’s little quartet with a big, lovely sound
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR I last saw Anat Cohen five years ago, at breakfast in a Decorah, Iowa, motel. The Anat...
University of Minnesota receives grant for antisemitism education
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor The Academic Engagement Network (AEN) announced in early September that it awarded antisemitism education...
‘Elections 2022: Election Day’ in AJW
"Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in...
Jews join Minnesota protest for abortion access
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor Minnesota is celebrated as a state that has abortion health care, but the fight...
Upper Midwest Jewish Archives fundraises for full-time archivist
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor At the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives, you can find anything...
Practicing medicine and creating art for a ‘kinder world’
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor “I enjoy every minute of life,” Dr. Robert O. Fisch told the Minnesota Daily...
