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2006-2007 Speakers Bureau Catalog

The Milchig State: 200 Years of Jewish Life in Wisconsin

Jews have lived in more than 200 Wisconsin communities since 1793, holding essential jobs, contributing to civic and economic growth, and organizing dozens of synagogues. This slide presentation explains why two large waves of Jewish immigrants came to Wisconsin, why they chose their new hometowns, how they supported themselves, how they practiced their Judaism, why many Jewish communities declined, and why others persevere. The presentation also highlights Wisconsin's most influential Jews, including illusionist Harry Houdini (Appleton), State Treasurer Sol Levitan (New Glarus and Madison), Israeli Premier Golda Meir (Milwaukee), and senators Herbert Kohl (Milwaukee) and Russell Feingold (Janesville and Madison).

How Jewish Music Got Its American Groove

Jewish music is the original World Beat, but only in America does Jewish music reflect so many diverse genres. Offering samples of recordings and anecdotes about musicians and composers, this presentation traces the development of American Jewish music. It begins with the cantorial, folk, stage, and klezmer songs brought by Russian immigrants, recalls the heyday of the Yiddish theater and the blending of jazz and klezmer, and considers the creative explosion in Jewish songwriting that began in the 1960s and broadened with the klezmer revival of the 1970s.

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