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No one’s going to tattle on or disrespect Carol Haddon now. The Grand Lady of Wrigley Field has come a long way from the sandlot near Am-Echad Synagogue in the East Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News After a two-year hiatus, Limmud Chicago is returning with a new format for its effort to bring people of all backgrounds and ages together for Jewish learning and…

The Chicago area’s 73rd annual collective Holocaust memorial observance will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue, 8825 East Prairie Road, in Skokie. The service, sponsored by Sheerit…

Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership has announced the appointment of Dr. Keren E. Fraiman as Dean and Chief Academic Officer.  Fraiman, who has been teaching in Spertus Institute’s MA in Jewish Professional Studies program as an…

Camp Ramah in Wisconsin has announced that Jacob Cytryn will become its new Executive Director on October 1. Cytryn has served as director of Camp Ramah since 2012 and was previously a camper, counselor, division…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News A conversation can save a life. Eleven years ago, Rabbi Andy Bossov, then 48, was in need of a kidney donor. The Mt. Laurel, NJ rabbi had slow…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Jewish life, past and present, is in full revival in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, thanks to a development company that sees itself as an integral part of the neighborhoods…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Enid Bronstein was ready to part with an original typed letter from Albert Einstein to her father, a letter she had kept for 50 years in a safe…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Through a series of heartfelt letters from David Klow to his patients, a new book relates timeless and impactful information that normalizes life’s struggles and ends the stigma…