Cover Stories

By Cnaan Lipshiz, JTA Barring unexpected delays, Silvia Foti is months away from fulfilling an old promise that’s become her life’s work: to write a biography of her late grandfather, who is a national hero in…

By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Immersing himself in Simon Wiesenthal’s character, Tom Dugan did his due diligence. As an Irish-Catholic without any relatives who were caught up in the Holocaust, Dugan could only…

By Eitan Arom, Los Angeles Jewish Journal “I need to speak with you.” Meylakh Sheykhet was a vision from the past. I had no idea who he was when he tapped me on the shoulder…

By Amy Klein Are you happy? No, seriously. Are. You. Happy? You can’t answer that question, can you? You know what the first two words mean, but you’re not exactly sure what that third word…

As Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel prepares to exit City Hall after eight years in office, his Jewish supporters tout his commitment to helping people and his record of economic development in the city. His Jewish…

By Rabbi David Wolpe To be watched is to feel the expectation of the watcher. The driver is more careful with a police car behind, the high school athlete more adept with the cheerleader on…

By Joseph Aaron, Editor What you think of, how you see 5778, the Jewish year now coming to a close, depends more than in most years on where you stand on things. Which makes sense since…

By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News You wouldn’t figure Dr. Jack “Yankel” Kamen would have a lot of eye-popping anecdotes in his nostalgic e-book memoir of kinder, gentler days as a general practitioner who…

By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News One of Norm Levitz’s most outstanding characteristics is that he’s delightfully stubborn. He grew to love Israel on his annual Passover visits over four decades with his wife…