By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News It was his own personal evolution that has led Brad Sugar to expand his horizons to include the entire world rather than just the Jewish world. Skokie native…
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By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News The life cycle of a Chicago Jewish neighborhood tends to follow the same pattern. First, immigrants or their children move in, their affluence limited to their dreams and…
By Gil Troy Most American Jews today love hating President Donald Trump. The hostility is so pure, so intense, so obsessive, it brooks no opposition, correction or nuance. The hatred is so great, even rabbis…
By Edmon Rodman What kind of leadership style works best for a seder? During a period when we are experiencing a new kind of national leadership, you may want to re-examine the relationship that exists…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Of course, Idan Ben-Naphtali desired to trade balmy Israeli climes for the tail end of Chicago winter for a couple of weeks as part of the recent…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Fran and Bernie Alpert came to maturity smack dab in the middle of the “Silent Generation” of the 1950s when the mainstream of America liked Ike and craved…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News For its almost 15 years of existence, Chicago Jewish Day School has moved from one location to the next, making do as best it could in a variety…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Ora Aaron is engaging in far more than a sentimental journey by bringing Rosenblum’s World of Judaica, one of Chicago’s last retail outlets for Jewish books and Jewish…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Ida Crown Jewish Academy does not need to engage a staff historian as the 75-year-old high school adjusts to the third year in its spacious, airy new building…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News The talent for the second guess, the analysis-after-the-fact, just cannot leave Joel Weisman. After 40 years of doing it in living color, such a stance becomes second nature….