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Another Success Chicago's Havurot Boast Varied History Summer Tours During Recent Decades f-ook to the Rock F.aom .,hich lto.l .,'eqe 1lJ-5tr tvrrn',e.ttrl 'JFArfi FORMERLY SOCIETY NEWS cl(n 2lco'Co J c,(l)r :'^12l') rscor.l rcol $oc rc) tJ volumeXV. no. 4. Surnmer.1992 Chicago'sHavurot Boast Varied History SummerTours DuringRecent Decades AnotherSuccess Alternative Religious GatheringsProvide Dffiring Solutionsfor Rootlessnessin City been giving the Jewish community of By Joe Kraus Chicago the opportunity to go on tours of Jewishinterest. I havehad the goodfonune n 1973 The First Jewish Catalogue,a popular guide to Judaismthat sought to go on the filst three tours this summer f gone to reconcile observancewith the energy the late 1960sand early 1970s and would have with Irv Cutler on the I of last one excpetI havealrcady done it three Iyouth movement,described a new phenomenonwithin the American Jew- times.This is being written beforehis tour ish world: the havurah. "One answer to our quest for fellowship and joy," it but I alreadyknow that he did a grcatjob, wrote, "seemsto be emerging from the youth culture - the creation of a new ashe alwaysdoes. form of extendedfamily: communes,co-ops, and, within the Jewish counter- The tours can be viewed on three culture, the havurah." That idea it suggested,the idea ofa small group ofJew- levels: l. A pleasantway to spenda ish families or individuals making a commitment to observeJudaism summerSunday aftemoon communally,had the potentialto revitalize Jewish life in the future. 2. A chanceto leam of Jewishac- In the 20 years since then - and the 26 years since the first havurah- tivity in a particulargeographical area. like group was establishedat the University of Chicago - havurot in the 3. An opportunity to understand Chicago area have created a colorful history. While the movement probably the motivationwhich hasenabled the Jew- peakedin the late 1970sand early 1980s,its roots go back to the 1960sand it remains vital today. Different communities inr different parts of the city and The altemative Jewishwo$hio and suburbshave interpretedthe havurah concept to fit their differing needsand discussiongroups called harurot may-have years groups beguu less thal 30 ago, but they have so there has been a wide variety of in the area. Some have attracted already appeared throughout Chicago's younger,more transientpopulations and so have flourished and then disband- neighborhoodsand suburbsas a new and ed. Others, consisting more often of several families of similar age, have re- distinctive way for people to explore Ju- mained togetherlong enough to watch infants grow up to go through Bar and daism. With rnany havuot still going strong, Bat Mitzvah. they remain vital, if seldom s€en,elomerts of the city's Jewish cornnunity. Although there is no clear-cut definition of what a havurah is, a typi- Chicago Jewish History edior Joe cal one usesJewish observanceas a meansof creating a senseof community Kraus. himself active in an unnamedNorth that many of its memberscannot find elsewhere.Phyllis Toback,who with her Side area haluah, has spoken \yitl several husband and children was active in a Hyde Park area havurah from about long-time havurah members in an effort !o 1982 through 1986, said that many of the people in her havurah felt rootless trace the story of $oups that have left little formal record of their doings. He invites as newcomersto the city. "Most of us did not have family living in Chicago," readerswho have personalexperiences in she said. "This was a way of creating an extendedfamily for us." Chicagoarea havurot to submit them in writ- The Tobacks' group brought together a wide variety ing and so help us prcserve this chapter in "t,":::::T::T Chicagos Jewishhistory design theseprojects, and the colloquium u ill encouragethe development of creative optionsfor the marketarea. Representa- tives of civic and ethnic organizationswill f f 7e beginanother year of our activi- be invited to attendand to enter into dia- lA/ ties with renewedvigor and plans loguewith the presenters. V V for an exciting new year. our Zashinis well qualifiedto helpdi- summertrips were again a soldout success, rect such a colloquium. As director of the toppedthis year by our first trip to Jewish Levine Hillel Centerat the University,the communitieslocated in NorthernIndiana tirsrJe$ i:h institutionto locatein thevicin- andSouthem Michigan. ity of Maxwell Streetin many decades,he We also receivedmany lettersand knows the areaas well as many of its mer- commentsfrom our membersconcernlng chants.In addition,he helpedthe Levine the article in our Chicago Jewislt History Centerwin a grantto developan exhibit publicationrecalling Lhe Romance of a Peo' aboutthe old Jewishneighborhoods. For more information on par- ple pageantproduced at Chicago's1933 President World's Fair. Someof the correspondences ticipating in the colloquium,contact Elliot WalterRoth (312) we receivedis printed elsewherein this Zashinat the LevineCenter at 829- journal. Needlessto say, they have been a 1595. o sourceof deep satisfactionto us and a re- to the Jewishinvolvement in the 1893and flection of the wonderfulmemories that we 1933 world's Fairs. It is well worth havc recalledwith all thosewho participat vlewrng. SocietyWelcomes ed in this.plen,lidrvent. lt hrs also jn Our recentbooklet published by spiredus to conlinueour researchon the the Dori. Min.ky McmorialFund conluin- NewMembers role of the pageantsin ChicagoJetish ing storjeson "ChicaSo'sJewish Street Histon. Peddlers"and "Memories of Lawndale" is Jn the wuke of dnrrlher.ummer o[ .uc- This currcntissue contains a de- continLlingto receivewide acceptance.The I ccs.ful tuurr. the Socictl i\ plea.ed to scription of tsen Hecht's pageant,lVe Wiil bookletcan be purchasedat IeadingChica I-lnnounce a numb(r ol ne\\ mcmu(r\. NevetD[e, which was produced in 1943.In go Jewishbook stores.We irlsohave sold we welcome lhcm und urge them tu panic this connection.an lsraeli proiessoron almost rll of our firsl printing ol H.L. ipate in our efforts 1()preservc the record of leavefrom Tel Aviv Universitycontacted us Meites Hi.!/o/-\'ol the Jews of Chieago.lf Chicago Jewry. enlistingour supportfor a projectwhich he 1ou hrre nut prrrchr.edthi\ book3. yct. I Harold Alper Joseph Marcus .pecial price wishes to undertaketo make a film about urSe\ou to do \o at a reduced Mr. & Mrs. Pau[ Becxl\ Patner the Jewishpageants. Any one of our readers to our members.Our recentpublication en- Boender Esther Probis who would be interestedin such a project titled S-rd8o8re.r of Chicagois also still Mr & Mrs. Charles Readmore, Inc. shouldcontact us. We would like to obtain availablein a limited quantity.This book A. Cohn Shirlel Rosenthal your help in this creativeundertaking. canbe purchasedby calling our office Philip Drcbni Ernest Rubinstein As we areon the subjectof World We shall soonhave our first meet- Mx & Mrs. Milton Glo a Schachtel Fairs, the Jewish Archives of Spertus ing for all of our membersand resumeour Fiekls Edvvanl Schuman Museumhas mounted an exhibit on the sec- otheracli\ilie'. We look forwardto 'eeing MichaelFisch Sol Segal ond lloorof theSpenus building conlaining you at that time. ln the meantimeI wish Mr & Mrs. Gerald Eve Shulruff posters.fliers and other materials penaining you all the very bestfor the New Year B Franks Mx & Mrs. Daniel KennethGardner Siegel JosephGktssberg Rabbi William beendiminished year by year Vinually all Harold Halperin Smason MaxwellStreet of the residencesin the areahave been tom K e Kinser Shelb!"Tennant down and most of the commercialdistrict Arthur Levin Janet Gerson Tribich MarketColloquium has moved elsewheredue to the develop- TedInwitz H,-man Warshawsloi ment plans of the City Departmentof RobinnMagid Harold Weinberg Planned Urban Renewaland the University.Few Mildreti Matlin Sylvia Wolfe tracesof the older ethnic groupscan be We would like to invite our new group of academics,historians and found. Exceptfbr a small numberof stores and continuingmembers to take part in the current and former Maxwell Street and eateries,what remainsis largeand var- full rangeof Societyactivities. In addition arearesidents will hold a colloqui- ied open-airmarket where a heterogenous to our quarterlyopen meetings, we have um on the historic market to determineits crowd of shoppersbargain and buy every ongoingcommittees responsible for con- placein Chicago'shistory as well as to ex- Sundayof the year from streetvendors ducting oral hi\lorie\. construclinBa amineapproaches to saveit from imminent mainly of Hispanic,African-American or ChicagoJewish photo archive,working to- destruction. Asianorigin. \ ardcemetery prerervation and tncreasing The colloquium,co-directed bY One objectiveof the colloquium Society membership.Call the office at Societyboard member Elliot Zashin,will is to proposea numberof altemativemeth- (312) 663-5634if you are interestedin bring togetherpersons with academicand ods of conservingthe historicaland physi- more information. practicalexperience in a varietyof fields cal presenceof the marketarea. There have We urge you as well to consider andspecializations, including history, urban beenr numberof innovativeproject' in giving membershipsas gifts to friends, studies,urban planning, architecture, muse- othercities to preservesites of significance iamily and all the peopleyou know who um development.sociologl. and economics to local communities,particularly groups have left Chicago but not gotten it out of for a day long gatheringon May 23, 1993at that havenot receivedmuch attentionfrom their hearts. tr the Universityof Illinois at Chicago. Iocal historiography.The project partici- The Maxwell StreetMarket has pantsinclude individualswho have helped MarksNathan HoldsReunion /^n Sunday.July 12. 1942.a reunron I lwas held for tho'e who had been \--, residentsof the Marks NathanJew- ish Orphan Home. In the years 1906 to 1946,5000 boys and girls were lovingly nunuredby this institutionwhich was start- ed with a bequestin the will of Marks Nathanwho died in 1903. The event drew former residents from as far away as Califomia. The walls of the banquetroom and lobby were deco- rated with reprints of picturesand several tables in the lobby had photo albums and B'nai Sholom, Benton Harbor, Michigan nomic activity in the communityand the othermemorabilia.
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