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Coalition for Jewish Learning
The Coalition for Jewish Learning, the education department of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, supports high quality Jewish education throughout the greater Milwaukee area and within all streams of Jewish life.
-Through the program LOMED-Learning Opportunities for Milwaukee Educators, CJL provides professional training to teachers throughout the Jewish community. Services are provided at no cost, and educators receive a stipend for their participation.
-CJL provides education consultation and advocacy to educators, schools and congregations.
-CJL acknowledges the achievements of local Jewish educators through its annual educator recognition event.
The Coalition for Jewish Learning is a program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
Executive Director: Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Chair: Molly Beth Kranitz
GoJewish! is an outreach initiative aimed at increasing awareness and participation in Jewish education. If you and your family are looking to explore the next options for your child’s Jewish education, GoJewish! can connect you with all the Jewish informal and formal education opportunities that your Milwaukee Jewish community has to offer – from Jewish day schools to summer camps to youth groups and more! GoJewish! is an online resource, blog, and consultation service for all of your family’s Jewish education needs. Visit GoJewishMKE.com
GoJewish! is a program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
Contact: Anna Goldstein, AnnaG@MilwaukeeJewish.org
Nicolet High School is the only public high school in Wisconsin and one of a handful of public schools throughout the U.S. to offer modern Hebrew as a foreign language option. A full five-year program is offered to students.
In addition to the Hebrew language, students study the culture, history and geography of Israel. Small classes and individualized instruction help students advance in the acquisition of language skills, and all experience levels are welcome.
Ohr HaTorah Jewish Heritage Center is a great resource for those interested in engaging in an exciting Jewish learning experience.
We offer a broad array of classes, seminars, study groups and retreats covering Jewish topics from A-Z, Partners in Torah, Milwaukee Institute for Jewish Ethics, Hebrew classes, Teen Education Programs and much more.
Director: Rabbi Akiva Freilich
Parents of small children know that stories are for more than just bedtime. The wonderful habit of ending your child’s busy day by reading together inspired this popular national program funded in part through the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. The PJ Library offers free, high-quality Jewish books and music each month to children ages 6 months through 8 years all across North America. The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center offers this program to the Milwaukee Jewish Community and engages families in special programs to connect PJ Library families. For more information on PJ Library Milwaukee or to become a PJ Library family, visit our website or call Rabbi Shari Shamah.
The Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies actively fosters an intellectual community among faculty and academic staff at UWM and nearby colleges and universities, and among our students. The expertise of Jewish Studies faculty covers a broad range, with particular strengths in modern history, literature, and culture, especially in Europe and North America. UWM students hold Jewish Studies faculty in high regard for their stimulating and challenging courses, and their engagement with and mentoring of each individual student.
Director: Joel Berkowitz
The JCC/CJL Library/Media Center is an exciting resource available to the entire Jewish community. Newer fiction and nonfiction can be found in the joint JCC/CJL Reading Room on the 1st floor, across from the Café. The Reading Room also houses an extensive Judaic DVD collection of dramatic, foreign and documentary films; a children’s Judaic picture book collection; Judaic music CDs and a sampling of books on CD. Periodicals are also displayed in the Reading Room. Books and CDs may be checked out for free - DVDs can be checked out for a nominal fee for a one week period. The Reading Room sponsors many free film classes during the year, open to the community. To be added to our film class email list, please send your email to Laurie Herman at lherman@jccmilwaukee.org.
On the 3rd floor of the JCC is the Bursak library – our main collection of both Judaic fiction and nonfiction books. The extensive nonfiction collection includes Judaic reference books as well as biblical commentaries, and books on Judaic subjects such as: Jewish thought, Jewish holidays, cookbooks, the arts, history, some Holocaust, and Israel.
The JCC/CJL Reading Room and 3rd floor Library are open during regular JCC hours.
Library/Media Center Director: Laurie Herman, lherman@jccmilwaukee.org