Meir Library News Today

Shepherd Express and Cream City Foundation are proud to support the great strides made in Milwaukee for the LGBTQ community. This event raises money for awareness and celebrates those who have worked hard and made progress in our city.

New York Times bestselling novelist Pam Jenoff is among the authors visiting Milwaukee this month.

Friday, Sept. 1 Pickleball Tournament Join the Labor Day Weekend Pickleball Tournament on the JCC Outdoor Courts! Inviting all 2.5-3.0 level players to participate in a mixed scramble tournament. Sept. 1, 8:30 a.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. $25. Questions or to register, contact Jess Lanke:

A Milwaukee man seen with a gun at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Golda Meir Library on March 16 is now charged.

When UWM police arrived, the man had left the facility and was later arrested off-campus, he is currently in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail.

Many organizations have been incorporating diversity and equity training, and attempting to grapple with the legacy of racial injustice in our nation. But celebrating diversity can have its own pitfalls, according to Dr. Keith Kahn-Harris, sociologist and author of Strange Hate: Antisemitism, racism, and the Limits of Diversity. His work explores how antisemitism and how it has evolved.