Rahm Emanuel is a fighting policy wonk with a Jewish soul [VIDEO]

By Ron Kampeas
Published on November 12, 2008

One thing Rahm Emanuel is not, all agree, is the president-elect's conciliatory signal to the Jewish community after a campaign fraught with worries that Obama would tip toward even-handedness in dealing with the Middle East

Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s pick for Chief of Staff, is tough, direct and wedded to his Jewish roots

Published on November 6, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama’s pick of Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) will put a tough, proven political operator at the center of a new Administration. It also raises the profile of a Chicago Jewish family firmly rooted in the worlds of Hollywood, medicine, politics . . . and Judaism.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel dead at 96

Published on October 31, 2008

" . . . My mother came from Bialystock, near the Russo-Polish border, a very cosmopolitan town decimated by the Nazis. My father came from a suburb [and was] a tailor. Chicago is the biggest Polish population of any city outside of Warsaw . . . "

Jewish pitcher smashes a grand slam

Published on October 1, 2008

Jason Marquis became the first Jewish pitcher to hit a grand slam since 1950.

VIDEO: Jewish Americans for Obama

Published on September 30, 2008

Jewish friends, colleagues and supporters from Chicago say Barack Obama's Yiddishe neshumah -- Jewish soul -- makes him the right candidate. Official campaign video.

Rabbis for Obama seen as a first in American politics; Michelle Obama’s rabbi cousin signs up

By Eric Fingerhut
Published on September 16, 2008

The grass-roots organization was formed when two Chicago-area rabbis came to the Democratic candidate's campaign wanting to help counter rumors that they feel have been spread about the senator

Chicago rabbis organize nationwide Rabbis for Obama group, 300 sign on [VIDEO]

By Eric Fingerhut
Published on September 9, 2008

More than 300 rabbis from across the country and across the denominations are publicly backing Barack Obama for president. Said the rabbis: 'We feel it is our duty as Jewish leaders to fight for the truth and against Lashon Hara.'

The sport of sleep deprivation

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on August 14, 2008

VIDEO: Joan Nathan, the real Sara Lee and America’s favorite cheesecake

Published on July 21, 2008

The namesake of the famous company Sara Lee discusses her father's early expeierments with cheesecake and how he decided to name the company he founded after her. From Jewish Cooking In America with Joan Nathan.

Who says you can’t go home?

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on March 13, 2008

Library Group Draws Fire Over Web Site

By Marc Ballon
Published on January 19, 2006

With more than 64,000 members, the American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest organization of its type in the world. The group aims to improve the quality of libraries and to ensure equal access to information for all. This mission has included advocacy when libraries or librarians are in danger.

Get ‘Wicked’ in the Windy City

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on June 2, 2005

More than 2.77 million Chicagoans work, live and play in nearly 100 distinctive neighborhoods, divided by ethnicity, class and geography.

Irv “Kup” Kupcinet

Published on November 20, 2003

Irv Kupcinet, the legendary Chicago Sun-Times columnist for 60 years, died Monday, Nov. 10 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

‘Living’ in Chitown

By Darlene Basch
Published on October 10, 2002

From my seat on the stage of the ornate Grand Ballroom at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, I look out from behind a beautiful bouquet of purple and red flowers at the assembling audience of nearly 1,000 people. I study the faces of Shoah survivors, sitting with their sons, daughters and grandchildren.