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Soceta Ne(L)S f(t('k fo ah.!,r()(:k ['r()rrr arrht(:h J()r, arra:lr.: trt!atrn D''fJr't -r tJ-bx tv..l'' | !l tl t cbtccrc,o Jeu)rsf) Lrrstoprccrl s,c,cleXA 6lE South Michigan . Chicago,lllinois 60605 . Telephonei(312) 663.5634 soceta ne(L)s VOLUMEIO, NUMBERI SEPTEMBER,1986 NORI'IANSCHWARTZ IS CHOSENTO HEAD SOCIETYFOR TI,|O MORE YEARS BoARDRE-ELEcrs FouR 0rrrcens Ar Irs l{rrrrre rN Aucusr 0fficers for 1986-88 were elected by the Board of Directors of the Chicago Jewish Hjstorical Society at its August meeting. AII present officers, chosen for re-election by the nominating cornmittee, were elected by unanimous vote. Heading the list is President Norman Re-elected President NormanD. Schwarlz D. Schwartz, who will become the first person to Serve two two-year terms since NonTHSuonT CoNGREGATIoN Is CURRENT founding President Muriel Robin. others eontinuing in office are Doris Minsky, viee Host to MAXWELLStRerr ExHrslr president; Ruth Brandzel, recording secret- North Shore Conglegation Israel is the ary; and Sol Brandzel, treasurer. current host of the Societyrs exhibit on The noninating cornnittee, according to Maxwell Street when it was Jewish. one member, Past President Adele Hast, saw The exhibit opened Augusr 11 and will no need to change a winning team which has be on display through Seplember 30. guided the Society in a period of continued Included in the exhibi! are enlarged growth and a varieEy of successful activi- reproductions of o1d ohotographs showing ties. the Maxwell Street area as a locale Mr. Schwartz and his team first for Jewish residence as well as business took office in 1984. He succeeded Rachel during the fifty or more years beeinnine in B, Heimov ic s . [continued on Page seven] Open Meeting, Sunday, September 28 Temple EmanueI Program rrThe Rise and Fal-1 of Jewish Publications in Chicago" Rabbi Leonard C. Mishkin 1 PM: Refreshments Free Admission 2 Pf.,l:Prooram See Page Three for Details President's Message CURRENTCJHS EXHIBIT AT SPERTUS FEATURESSAI'II'IY f{I ZENBERGIqEIIIORABI INEVITABILITY OF CHAIIGEIiIAKES L IA PRESERVATIoNEFFORTS ]'IORE IMPORTANT MnrentaLDonnreo ro ARcHIvEs By NEpHElvoF l,lrlrrARyCasulr_rty Two recent Society activities have shown us dramatically why it is necessary An exhibit of memorabilia concerning to record our Chicago Jewish history. On one of Chicago's early Jewish war casual- February 19, 1984, Barzel to Ann spoke us ties has been prepared by the Society, and Lawndale abouE when it was Jewish. it is now on view at the Spertus Museurn of period The covered \,ras short, 1910 to 1955. Judaica, 618 South Michigan Avenue. The years Nevertheless, forty-five is a exhibit concerns Sammy Mizenberg, a West- part big of Chicago's 150 years of Jewish side Chicagoan, who had the misfortune to history, and during those years Lawndale be the first American killed in Mexico dur- was by far Chicago's largest Jewish neigh- ing the 1914 punitive expedition against borhood. However, except for limited docu- Vera Cruz, (pictures, mentation in various forms nelrs- Most of the memorabilia, which paper articles, some synagogue records, include photographs, a synpathy card from some institutional records), only a President Woodrow Wilson, Mizenberg's Mar- number of recycled buildings remain to re- ine hat and an engraved nameplate from his mind us of what was once a vibrant Jewish coffin, were donated to the Society for conmunrEy. placement in the Chicago Jewish Archives by Just imagine having 3,200 Jewi sh Pvt. Mizenberg's nephe\^', Melvin C. children in one elementary school (Penn). Trager. Think of such various institutions as The exhibit, supervised by CJHS Exhib- the Marks Nathan Jewish orphansr Horne, the it Chairman Doris Minsky and designed by (BMZ) Beth Moshav Z'Keinim Horne for Lorre S1aw, will remain on display through the Aged, the Yiddish theatres, the syna- October. It is open to the public without gogues and Hebrew schools, all in one smalI charge. ahi^--^ Ar.l v,,rL45v. n^ir th--a romain -r-. ^F The fu11 story of young Mizenbergrs only buildings, fading away, losing thei r death and the huge funeral provided by identificarion. Chicago's West side for its hero appeared Srnaller Neighborhoods Disappear Too in the Society News of February, 1982, A later story on ilerns donated to the On July 20, 1986, Sarn Melnick conduct- Archives appeared in the October, 1985 ed a Society tour through the Englewood issue. area. Although the peak Jewish population there was only approximately 3,000 souls, pant . it was nevertheless an important part of the Iarger Iocal Jewish community. Keeping the Memories Al ive urrrl/ The three examples above te1l you short period, 1900 to 1950. why The traces we find today are few, more the Chicago Jewish Illstorical Society in the mernories of the former residents exisEs. Future historians mieht be than in any physical evidence. The able to piece together some facts, but center of the area, 63rd and Halsted what lhey record will not be so complete Streets, has been made inlo a na11, and it as what can be recorded by those who lived is virtually unrecognizable to the old- through the period and in the place. join timers, Elsewhere, we did see two former This is why we appeal to you to synagogue buildings, the Aberdeen Street us. Help us finaneially. Help us with Synagogue and Anshe Emet of Englewood, documentation. Send us a photo of your par- which confirm for us that there once was a ticipation in some conmunity activity or Jewish presence in the area. fn one case, printed matter from sorne Jewish event of yesteryear. Before you throw away that it is only some Magen Davids and a corner- precious to arrange stone that give us the clues. The name of mernorabilia, call us for its pick-up so we can preserve it. one of the synagogues is now covered by a board bearing the name of the current occu- --Norman D. Schwartz Fnll l'lEerrneWrll FrntuRen Loor AT THELocnl JewrsnPRess DearHReponrED oF AssocIATEEDIToR Rnssr ['lrsnrrNTo SpEAKSEpTEmBER 28 0r l,letresHrsroRv or CnlcneoJewnv As Soclrry BEGINSITs TENTHYEAR The recent death of an important The history and developmenc of Jewish though virtually unknown historian of local publications in Chicago will be the ropic Jewry has been reported to us by CJHS Past under discussion at the Fa1l rneeting of the Presiden! Rachel Heinovics, He was David Society on Sunday, Septenber 28, at Temple E, Hirsch, who served as the associate edi- Emanuel. The speaker will be Rabbi Leonard tor of the invaluable History of the Jews C. Mishkin, professor of history at of Chicago by Hyman L. Meites. the Hebrew Theological College and retired Mr. Hirsch, who should not be confused superintendent of the Associated Taltnud with his contemporary of the sarne name who Torahs of Chicago. r{as a son ot Rabbi Emil G, Hirsch, was a former Chicagoan. He had a long career as This program, tiEIed "A Perspective on a journalist, nost notably for Zionist pub- the Rise and Fall of Jewish Publications in ij--rj^-^ :_ v,, rL 46v Nera, york and in Chicago," will be the first as the Society ' Israel where he died. begins its tenth year of service to Chi- In L971 while on a visit to this area, cago, he was interviewed by Mrs. Heimovics and Speaker Is Respected lli s tor ian spoke of Jewish Chicago during the early years of the century and of his work on the Rabbi Mishkin, who headed the Associ- Meites book. ated Talnud Torahs for forty-two years This comprehensive volume, pub 1i shed after his arrival in the early nineteen- in 1924 by an earlier incarnation of twenties, has observed and has contributed the Society (the Jewish Historical Society to 1ocal Jewish publications first-hand for of lllinois), is sEill unsurpassed as the well over a half century and, as a respect- history of Chicago Jews during their first ed historian, has also studied earlier seventy-five years in the citi. Unfortun- ones. His conments should be informative ately this rare volume is out-of-print. and reveal ing. Mrs. lleimovics, who headed the Society Buses Stop at Door for two years beginning in 1982, is now a resident of Longwood, Florida, but contin- Temple Emanuel, 5959 North Sheridan ues her interest in and contributions to Road, has once again generously made its Chicago Jewish history. She also serves as facilities available to the Society. CTA a member of the CJHS board. buses stop in front of the building, and NarIS a- -^-r':-^P4r 1ot entered from ANsne the north of the temple. EilTT DAYScHooL RECEIVED Arrangements for the prograu have been JewTsHFEDERATIoN AID DURING1977-8,1 made by Program Chairman Burt Robin. Re- freshments are provided by Hospitality An article on the Anshe Emet Day Chairman Shirley Sorkin. School appearing in the June Soeiety News --r. J. s. contained the statement that rrthroughout the years the gro\,ring financial needs of the Day School have been met internally." Len Schnelkin of the JeLTish Federation has further subventions would not be required. cal1ed our attention to the fact that that For thirty-five of the school 's staEement, while true for recent years, is forty years, the authorrs statement was the years referred to, the erroneous, correct, but in many other Between 1977 and 1981, the Day School Federation, as it does for so Jewish provided direc! finan- received financial support from the institutions, cial assistance. Federation to the extent of $L22,250. l,Ie are grateful to Mr. Schnelkin for Since then the school determined that the record straight.
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