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Chicago's Jewish West Side

Chicago's Jewish West Side

Cutler, Irving

Paperback

Series: Images of America

General World HistoryRegional: Midwest

Publisher Price: $24.99

ISBN10: 0738560154
ISBN13: 9780738560151
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Published: Oct 26 2009
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.52 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

No matter where the scattered Jews of Chicago live now, many can trace their roots to this Jerusalem of Chicago.

For nearly half a century, the greater Lawndale area was the vibrant, spirited center of Jewish life in Chicago. It contained almost 40 percent of the city's entire Jewish population with over 70 synagogues and numerous active Jewish organizations and institutions, such as the Jewish People's Institute, the Hebrew Theological College, and Mount Sinai Hospital. Its residents included King of Swing Benny Goodman, Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, journalists Irv Kupcinet and Meyer Levin, federal judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, civil rights attorney Elmer Gertz, Eli's Cheesecake founder Eli Shulman, and comedian Shelley Berman. Many of the selected images come from the author's extensive collection. This book will bring back memories for those who lived there and retell the story of Jewish life on the West Side for those who did not.

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