Yeshiva University will celebrate its 2018 Giving Day April 25-26, with students, alumni and friends joining together to support the YU of tomorrow. Donations made during the 24-hour period will help fund the University’s undergraduate,…
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By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Who wants to sweat? Really sweat? The answer is unanimous in the squat brick building labeled “Sauna,” “Bania” and “Schvitz” on Cicero Avenue in Chicago’s Portage Park…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News David Gilman delivered the goods to a visitor at his Shaevitz Kosher Market and Deli on the west edge of downtown Highland Park. Within seconds, the emotional,…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Blessed with uncommonly long life for any public or private institution, Temple Sholom at 150 never just sits on any laurels, the loyal support of a largely-affluent…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News The South Shore High School Class of 1967 was close-knit. And thousands of miles of a diaspora within a diaspora did not shred those binds. “The South…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News In the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s catastrophic flooding, Jewish Chicagoans have offered in-kind donations and on-site assistance to help greater Houston and its Jewish community rebuild. “The community has…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Toby Lou Hayman recalls being a little girl and asking if she could sing in the choir at what was then the South Side Hebrew Congregation. She…
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (312) 641-5700 www.weizmann-usa.org Since its establishment in 1934 in Rehovot, Israel, the Weizmann Institute of Science has grown into one of the foremost centers of multidisciplinary research…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News At 70, Dr. Jerry Gore is blessed with longevity in his field of holistic medicine. But when he started out, he had to exercise the patience of…
Saturday, August 19 Beit Yichud holds Havdalah service followed by visit to Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival, 9 p.m., 6932 N. Glenwood, Chicago. For more information, glenwoodave.org. Sunday, August 20 Israel Tennis Center presents summer exhibition….