May is a month to celebrate! Not only is it Jewish American Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, but it is also the month that one of Milwaukee’s most beloved and magnanimous benefactors, Helen Daniels Bader, was born.
On this special day, please join Jewish Museum Milwaukee and Bader Philanthropies for several free experiences that celebrate the passions and pursuits of Helen Daniels Bader, including tours of the Museum’s current special exhibit, Choices of Consequence: Denmark and the Holocaust, a brief program on Jewish meditation and mindfulness, followed by an experiential guided meditation and sound bath.
We will wrap up the celebration with a toast by Bader Philanthropies to the significant legacy that Helen’s work began over 30 years ago. Kosher tea and desserts will be provided, followed by violin music from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music’s Tatiana Migliaccio.
Schedule At-A-Glance:
- 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Galleries are free and open to the public
- 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. A private and fully funded school tour of Choices of Consequence (limited availability to special exhibit during this hour)
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Public floating docent tours of Choices of Consequence
- 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Learn: Jewish Meditation and Mindfulness with Chana Kittner, licensed hypnotherapist from Shalem Healing (limited seating; RSVP required)
- 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Experiential guided meditation & sound bath with SYINTHESIS® Sound* (limited seating; RSVP required)
- 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Toast to Helen Daniels Bader with tea and dessert stations, followed by violin music from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music’s Tatiana Migliaccio (RSVP required)
*Please bring a yoga mat, pillow, blanket or other comfort item to make your meditation and sound bath experience as comfortable as possible. Chairs and space to sit or lay on the floor will be provided.
Meet Helen Daniels Bader*
Helen Daniels Bader, one of Milwaukee’s most beloved and magnanimous benefactors, grew up a child of the Depression behind the soda fountain of her father’s drug store in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She became a devoted wife, loving mother, and successful businesswoman before embarking on, later in life, a career as a licensed social worker. Specializing in the care of the elderly, she was an early advocate for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, and ahead of her time when it came to envisioning and promoting effective strategies related to their care.
Bader’s legacy is significant. The $100 million Helen Bader Foundation was established in 1991, two years after her death; over the next 24 years, it awarded $250 million in grants designed to enhance the well-being of the impoverished and disadvantaged. That mission continues today at Bader Philanthropies, Inc. Bader’s life – and specifically her belief in the value of social work – is further immortalized through the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
DATE: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
TIME: 10:00 – 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Jewish Museum Milwaukee
COST: FREE for all
Yanina (Chana) Kittner
Yanina is a Certified Hypnotherapist specializing in faith-based hypnotherapy, seniors, insomnia, PTSD, bad habits, weight loss, and children’s hypnotherapy.
Yanina is dedicated to helping clients achieve lasting transformation through a blend of evidence-based techniques and faith-based principles. With experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and age groups, she specializes in addressing challenges such as insomnia, PTSD, anxiety, bad habits, and weight loss. By guiding clients to access their subconscious minds, Yanina empowers them to make meaningful changes and unlock their full potential.
Tatiana Migliaccio
Violinist Tatiana Migliaccio was born in Ukraine and started her music education at the Musical College of Ternopil. She graduated from Lviv National Music Academy (Ukraine) with a Bachelor in Musical Arts (Violin) and a Master of Music degree (Violin). She began her music career playing in the Lviv Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and toured with the orchestra to Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, and Estonia. She also taught classical violin in the Lviv Music College.
After coming to the U.S. she received Suzuki violin training from UW Stevens Point and Deerfield Trinity University and taught Suzuki violin lessons at the Rockford College Music Academy. Tatiana was also a member of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, American Polish Orchestra, and Chicago University Orchestra.
Since 2005 she has been a member of the violin faculty at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, teaching violin, music theory, and chamber music. She currently plays at Wisconsin Philharmonic, Festival City, Kenosha Symphony, Milwaukee Ballet, and the Bel Canto Choir Orchestras.
Tatiana has performed with Itzhak Perlman, Rachel Barton Pine, Doc Seversin, and Joshua Bell. She also performs and records Ukrainian Folk music with her father and friends.
Syinthesis® Sound
Syinthesis® Sound, created by Lee Ann Dzelzkalns, guides and assists individuals in their self-healing process, to awaken, transmute and birth what is essential to one’s evolving self. Syinthesis® Sound Journeys are a deepening experience to elicit internal adjustments, where the spirit of body-mind and heart frees itself in harmonic attunement while settling into balanced breath. A soothing inner rhythm unfolds a peaceful sway through physical relaxation, emotional calming, mental serenity, soul-filled love and spiritual empowerment. Resonant frequencies foster a re-calibration and re-balancing of the self, in a grounded simplicity of being one with All That IS.
Melissa Honkamp, Sound Healing Facilitator at Syinthesis® Sound Center and owner of Naia Sound Light Healing, has been guiding people in healing relaxation since 2011. She incorporates diverse vibration healing modalities and instruments which include Crystal Alchemy Bowls, Tao Lyre, bells, chimes, gongs and more. Her gentle guided imagery and harmonic healing techniques, create a unique sound experience to enhance one’s overall well-being.
*Portrait and biography courtesy of bader.org
Sponsored by Bader Philanthropies.
