By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Cathy Lander-Goldberg was a St. Louis photographer in the mid-1990s, teaching at-risk teens and young adults expressive art and writing. She heard many stories and found wisdom in…
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Caleb Maeir was known by his friends and family as a dedicated friend, inspiring role model, and terrific athlete. The Skokie Park District will honor his memory by renaming its most utilized baseball field, located…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin of Am Yisrael Conservative Congregation in Northfield was recently installed as president of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international membership organization of Conservative/Masorti rabbis. One…
Rabbi Kenneth Brander, former Yeshiva University Vice President and Dean of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future, has become President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone (OTS). Brander recently arrived in Israel with…
Jewish Child & Family Services (JCFS) announced that JVS Chicago (JVS) is joining the JCFS family of services. In March 2013, JVS entered into an interim management services agreement with JCFS. This agreement, a natural…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News The rabbi who went AWOL. The photographer who narrowly missed stepping back into the wedding cake. The dog that ate the wedding bands. These were wedding day near…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Ever since Gideon Lichterman could walk, you could count on him having a soccer ball at his feet. At five, he played in a house recreational league and…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Painting portraits for hours at a time frees Nancy Weinberg from her pain and infirmities. At 95, her mind is as precise and expansive as her art. She…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Northwestern University adjunct professor Daniel Greene recalled being a young intern at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, taking oral histories from survivors the first year the museum opened…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News In just 12 days, Abby Tzinberg, 16, grew as a person and an advocate for social justice and social change. Syd Bakal, 18, learned ways to uproot the…