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chicago jewish history Vol. 31, No. 4, Fall 2007 chicago jewish historical society Look to the rock from which you were hewn IN THIS ISSUE Jewish Book Month: Published Works by CJHS Members Terminiello vs. Chicago: The Free Speech Case Symbol of The Society: Remembering Artist Rose Ann Chasman SPECIAL SECTION: “The Jews of Hyde […]

chicago jewish history Vol. 31, No. 1, Winter 2007 chicago jewish historical society Look to the rock from which you were hewn Sunday, February 11—Save the Date!  CJHS Presents “The Pied Piper of Chicago: ‘Uncle Ben’ Aronin and His Family” IN THIS ISSUE Paul Rothenberg’s Mexican Adventure Program Report: Jewish Movie Theater Owners 1977:Our First Year Memorial Tribute to Ammiel Prochovnick From the Archives: The WWII Tablecloth Remembering U. of C. Prof. Bernard Meltzer  Members of the Aronin family will speak at the next open meeting of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society on Sunday, February 11. The program will take place at Anshe Emet Synagogue, 3751 North Broadway, Chicago.  The program will begin at 1:00 p.m. after light refreshments at 12:30 p.m. Please note: this is slightly earlier than the customary starting time of CJHS programs.  Anshe Emet is located at the corner of Grace and Broadway Streets. There is limited free parking in the synagogue lot—first come, first served. You may enter the lot from Broadway. There are also a number of pay parking lots in the area around Anshe Emet. For further information call the CJHS office at (312) 663-5634. B en Aronin (1904-1980) was the Chicago Jewish community’s quintessential Renaissance Man. He was a lawyer, scholar, teacher, writer, summer camp counselor, and for many years director of extension activities at Anshe Emet. He wrote Jewish-themed songs and plays which are still performed today.His many books for children, in both English and Hebrew,earned him the title “Uncle Ben.”  In addition to Ben, the Aronin family has produced many other accomplished persons.  Sanford Aronin (Ben’s cousin) will discuss the early rabbinical ancestry of the family in Lithuania and America, including the progenitor of the family in the U.S.A., Rabbi Aryeh Leib Aronin of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Michael Lippitz will review the life of his grandmother, Blanche Aronin Lippitz (Ben’s sister). He will also review the extended family’s major Jewish- related activities before launching into a discussion of Ben’s life. Shari Rosen (Blanche’s daughter and Ben’s niece) will discuss Ben as patriarch and family leader.  Norton Wasserman (Ben’s son-in-law) will discuss Ben’s career as counselor and religious leader of Camp Maccabee, […]

chicago jewish history Vol. 33, No. 4, Fall 2009 chicago jewish historical society Look to the rock from which you were hewn Isaac Reingold, “The Greatest Yiddish Poet of the West” B ack in the 1950s, my college friend, Joy Reingold, told me that her grandfather was a Yiddish poet. As I was impressed with […]

chicago jewish history Vol. 33, No. 2, Spring 2009 chicago jewish historical society Look to the rock from which you were hewn Photograph: Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing. (From Left) Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Skokie; Reconstructionist Congregation of Evanston. “Two New North Suburban Gems” KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation 1100 East Hyde Park Blvd. “Chicago […]

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chicago jewish history Vol. 23, No. 2, Spring 1999 chicago jewish historical society Look to the rock from which you were hewn IN THIS ISSUE Spring & Summer Calendar of Events From the Archives: The Scrapbooks of Alderman Grossman A Chicago West Side Story by Ben Hecht Moe Berg: The Song Follow-Up: U.S. Marine Private […]