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Mark Jacob and Abra Berkly (granddaughter of Abe Saperstein) on "Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook up the World of Sports."

Sunday, February 23, 2 p.m.

Evanston Library

1703 Orrington, Evanston

Co-presentation with Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. Prof. Tobias Brinkmann on Chicago and East-European migration between the World Wars.

Sunday, March 23, 2 p.m.

Temple Beth-El

3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook

Watch for registration and further details for both events.

Past Programs

Listen to our June 30, 2024 progam
"Memories of Growing Up in Chicago: Recalling Life in the 20th Century," with Neal Samors

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View and listen to many of CJHS’s dynamic 2020 – 2024 programs here.

Fall 2024 Journal

IN THIS ISSUE

Oak Park’s Jewish Community 1916-1945
Chicago’s First Jewish Hospital
Interview with Author Michael Soffer
Book Review: “A Rosenberg by Any Other Name"
More Tales from Shomrim: My Daughter, the Policewoman
Chicago Remembers Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Cancel Culture Extends to Jewish Books
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Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Temple Beth Israel
3601 West Dempster Street, Skokie

Featured Speaker
Frances O’Cherony Archer

Business writer and member of the Von Steuben class of 1974 will share a PowerPoint presentation covering the years when Von Steuben was a predominantly Jewish high school.

She will be joined by Rich Wiener (January ’64), former Von basketball star, former athletic director, and
founder of the Von Steuben Alumni Association, to present great moments in the school’s sports history. A panel of alums from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s will participate.