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Upcoming Programs

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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The Society holds expert guided summer Sunday tours of Chicago and Midwest Jewish historical sites. The Society holds seasonal open meetings, free to Society members, featuring programs on our Jewish community's history. Our oral history project records the recollections of Chicago's Jews.

The membership community is open to all persons and organizations. Members receive the Society's quarterly journal, discounts on Society tours and reduced prices at the Spertus Museum Store.