News & Reviews

RUACH project will create art on ‘positive speech’ (Joshua Becker, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 10/1/2011)

RUACH fest to examine ‘ties that bind’ Jewish arts (The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 3/1/2011)

RUACH provides new visual artist residencies throughout community(Leon Cohen, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 4/14/2008)

Special Edition: HBF Celebrates Arts & Creativity (Editor: Robert Tobon, Summer 2008) (PDF)

Group Seeks to ‘open hearts’ to Israel (Leon Cohen, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 3/2/2007)

Infusing Creativity: Grants Across the Foundation Play to Diverse Audiences and Goals (Editor: Robert Tobon, HBF Currents, Winter/Spring 2006)

Around Town (Leon Cohen, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 11/18/2005)

Bader Foundation awards $6.8 million (Andrea Waxman, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, 12/2/2005)

Press Releases

RUACH PRESENTS: AN EVENING WITH FRANK ALMOND

Honoring Rubin Sharpe and the memory of Paul Meissner

Frank Almond, Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and world-class violin virtuoso, will be featured at a special concert event planned for Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at 7 p.m., in Youth Arts Hall of the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W. Walnut in Milwaukee.  The concert, honoring Rubin Sharpe and the memory of Paul Meissner, will benefit RUACH, the Jewish arts and music organization started by its Executive Director Joshua Richman six years ago.  In addition to Mr. Almond, guest performers will include pianist Jeannie Yu as well as violist Wendy Richman–granddaughter of community benefactor and volunteer Rubin Sharpe—and clarinetist/composer Max Kaplan, grandson of Paul Meissner, a prominent attorney and philanthropic advisor who passed away in May. READ MORE…