David Denby's Eminent Jews slyly takes its title from Lytton Strachey's 1918 book Eminent Victorians, a group biography that took a mostly irreverent look at four prominent personalities of the ...

Mini Israel Wall Hanging created by Dalia Finestein, of Made by Dalia. Just in time for Chanukah, Makers of Israel (makersofisrael.com) is launching to connect Israeli artisans with international ...

The Jewish summer camp movement emerged in the late 19 th century to provide Jewish children respite from cramped urban areas, a chance to enjoy being a kid, and a place to live as Jews. In the wake ...

Campers at Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago enjoy interactive activities inside the newly-opened yurt village at the Lake County campus. Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago, a JCC Chicago program, opened its doors in ...

At just 4 years old, Zoey Deutch decided what she wanted to be when she grew up--an actress. The young girl was especially inspired while watching her mother, legendary actress Lea Thompson, perform ...

Much has changed since my parents sent me to Jewish day school. Yet, the core lessons I learned back then remain the same. What follows are three examples of lessons from day school that ultimately ...

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Buffalo Grove native Josh Frydman is living out his childhood dream: He's a sports reporter for WGN-TV and co-anchor of GN Sports, the network's nightly sports show. Prior to returning to his sweet ...

Author Lisa Barr often combines history with the drama of fiction to create her novels. Award-winning local author Lisa Barr never could have imagined just how "eerily relevant" her fourth book, ...

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Novelist Charlene Wexler said her own goodbyes to her old neighborhood many years ago. But the memories have stayed with her, and she revisits them her latest novel, Farewell to South Shore. While it ...