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Socrex Necl)S VOL L().)k fo fhe R()(:k ll:()rrr .rhi(:h -t rJ-brr '.trrlstt a rf gt EEIIII' t rl NI cYtccrao teuctsb ktlstorarcol soctexy 618 South Michigan . Chicago, Illinois 60605 . Telephone: (3I2) 663.5634 socrex necL)s VOL. III - NO. 2 ocToBER.197 9 NOV,18 PROGRAlvlANHISTORIC FIRST In r.rhat is bel"ieved to be the first study ever made of the topic, the Chicago Jewish llistorlcal Society wiLl present, "The German-Jer^rish : Itq Imgaql on Chicago," at Congregation Ezra-Habonim, 2620 West Touhy, Chicago, Illinois, on November 18, 1979. A distinguished panel will review the insliLutions created by the German Jews who came here in the 1930rs to escape the Nazis, the prominent personalities of the cornrnunity, and the corlmunity I s role 1n Chicago and in the larger Chicago Jewish comrnuniLy. The panel will include: Dr, ROLF A. WEIL, presldent of Roosevelt UniversiLy and president of the Self-I1elp Home. Dr. KURT SCHI.IERIN,Professor of Law Emeritus and retired law llbrarian of North- western Unlversity, co-chairman of the Chicago Chapter of the Leo Baeck Institute, and a Board nember of the Leo Baeck InsLitute. IIERBERTPMUER, buslnessman and past president of Congregation Ezra. WALTERRoTII, attorney and a national vice presi-dent of the American Jewish Congress, wil-1 noderate the discusslon. A11 of the participants came to Chieago from Gerrnany in the 1930rs, The program w111 also hel-p to comnenorate the 41st anniversary on November 9 of Crystal NiCht (xlis!_gf&ggtlD , a date of greaL inportance whieh is annually observed on the calendar of Chlcago's Gerrnan-Jewish community. SUNDAY,NOV. 18, 1979 1:30 P.M. S0CIALH0UR 2:30 P.l'1. PROGRAI4 CongregationEzra-Habonim 2620l,/. Touhy Chicago ALLARE I^]TLCOI{E SOCIETYNEWS P AGE 2 ocroBER,197 9 TODAY'SHISTORY IV|AKERS DON'TTHROl^l IT OUTI NornsLeDorrues or SocrervMEMseRs When in doubt, don't throw it out, send it !o the Society for the Chicago Jewish Archj-ves at Spertus Co1]-ege. SoL BRANDZELhas been appolnted by the Clothing and Textile Workers Amalganated Wtiat should you and your Jewj-sh to represent them at II Union the SALT organi-zations save and send? ta1ks. He has also been named Chalrman of Ehe Ilospltal Revlew Comndttee of the Chlcago . CongregatlonaL minute books. I{ealth Systerns Agency. NANCY COHENhas been President of the West ValLey Sectlon elected . Organizational minute books, year of the National Council- of Jewish Wornen. books, ad books, program books and the like. SHAINA PEARL CoHN was elected by the na- tional office of NOWto be an honoree among . Fanily correspondence or pj.ctures. nine women of achievement fron ll-l-inols at a receptlon AugusL 26 at Lhe Park West whlch , Documents of early Jerri.sh settlers r{as attended by many notables includlng or flrst settl-ers in your fami-ly to come pro ERA l-egislators of Shaina flllnois, to Chicago, including citizenship papers; Pearl was honored for her work on the ERA marriage and birth certificates; pass- Board slnce L972 as a deLegate of, the ports and steamship tickets, etc. Amerlcan Jewish Congress. SALLY GOLD- SMITH has been elected President of the For further information on archival l{omen's Division ot Technion, JUDAH material call our Archives Chairman and ALICE GMUBART have recentl-y come out ELSIE ORLINSKYat 643-9666 (or leave a with a new book DECADEOF A DESTIM (Chica- message for her at our office 663-5634). go, Contenporary Book, Inc., 1978, 339 pp.), a col-lection of 64 in tervlews, mernolrs and reminiscences of the 1930s, the era of the [^/OULDYOU LIKE TO IvlAKE HISTORY? Great Depression. Included are memoirs and From time to time, r,\7ecover special remlnlscences of rnany Chicago Jews, includ- events that will soneday be of historical ing Col-. Jack Arvey, Dr. David Graubart, interest. RecentLy, for example, members Abe Feingl-oss, Morris Yanoff, and Shirley recorded the reuni-ons of former residents Bell Cole. SA-RAJACOBSON was honored by of two Jewish orphanages in Chlcago, and HIAS for her'four decades of untiring work in attended the anniversary celebration of a that organization at a testimonial lunch- north side slmagogue. We need observers eon Septenber 12 at the Pioneer Court. wtro would be able to attend such special MBBI R.AIPHS IMON of Congregation Rodfei occasions in tbeir neighborhoods. These Zedek, of which Sara is an active member, reporters would interview the participaats, gave the testir0onial address. Sara, a gra- tape-record their responses, and/or take duate of l,ewls Institute, Northwestern Uni- photographs. We would be happy to give versity, the University of Chicago and instruction to the observer in taping and Spertus College, has also been active all history. If you are interested in par- her Life in Hadassah, Brandeis Unlverslty, ticipating in. this acEivity, please call School of Retarded Chiidien, SS-ORT, Nathan Moselle Mintz' Schwafrz (944-4444) or coldblatt Cancer Society, Spertus J-ibrary and Adele Hast (256-5768). Become a part of the hi.story you record I SoCTErYNEWS - Published by the Chicago Jewish Historical Society, 6L8 S. SOCIETYOFFICE NEEDS ADDING IvlACHINE .I4iehigan Avenue, Chicago, 60605, Te1. ' 663-5634 Our dedicated volunteer office sraEf could use an adding nachine to facilitate Editor: ROBERTA.BERi{STEIN their work. If you have one to donate or President: MJRIEL RO31N se11 eheaply or know of sorneonewho does' CJHSl-ogo: ROSEANNCHASMAN please call RUTI{BRANDZEI at our office JUDITH PHII,LIPS ooJ-]oJi+. SOCIETYNEWS PAGE 3 ocToBER,197 9 BOOKNOOK IN OUR|\1AILBAG by Mark Mandle Dear Roberta: The bibliography I cornpiled for the last I am sendlng the following inforx0ation as a issue of the newsletter tried to provLde an addendum to the interesting article by framework to study Chicago Jewish history' Nathan Hoffman and the bibliography by People have Pointed out I omitted Ehings' llark Mandle lin the June, 1979 issue of I an sure they are correct' because it would Societv NewsI . efforE to write a comPre- Lake conslderable It' is true that Congregati.on Brnal Zion has bibliography on a major Jewish hensive the longest record of afflllatlon wlth the like Chicago. conmunity United Synagogue, but from the point of two synagogue libraries' I rnentioned view of 'congregational age, there are other slmagogue librarles felt slighted' and other s)magogues which are affiliated with the synagogues in the Chicago There are eighty conservative movement which have a lonqer not visited most of thelr area, and I have history. I refer partlcularly t.o Ansh; to two slmagogue libraries. I referred Emet and Rodfei Zedek. Rodfei Zedek is now I did not inLend libraries I knew wel1. I05 years old and it, quite early in its other synagogues do not to inslnuate that hlstory, made changes r,rhich put it in the have excellenE libraries. conservative orbit. It jolned the United bulletln wiLl" A future i6sue of this Synagogue o6ficially it 7927. If you count contain an addendum to the bibliography the date of affiliation it is younger than I welcome your con- that appeared ln June. B'nai Zion. If vou cormt the date o[ or- to this colurEr tributions and suggestions ganization it is much o1der.* at any time' * * *_* * * The bibliography on Chicago Jewlsh history Edi-tor t s note: i'lark luiandLewill be a onltted a very significant work. It is en- contributor to this space from nowon' regular ti.tled, "Rodfei Zedek: The Flrsr Hundred Years" by Carole Krucoff. This volume of BECOlvlEPART OF 218 pages is an outstanding work of research ORALHISTORY which has been reviewed in a nr:mber of We invite you to loin the OraI History periodicals and has received hlgh praise for ?roject that is recording the hisfory of lts thorough docurentation. IL represents Jewlsh Chicago. Can you type? We need in a sense, a signiflcant segnent of volunteers to transcrlbe taPes already made. Chicago Jewish history. I hope that your Do you like to keep track of thlngs? I^Ie future publications will take note of the are looking for an administrator to main- facts which I have stated. tain project records ln the Society office. Do you enj oy a sparkling corwersation? Be- With best wishes, come an intervlewer. Please call to Sincerely Yours ' volunteer your services or to obtain fur- Rabbi Raloh Slrnon Lher lnformation on Lhese lnterestlng ac- tlviti.es. MOSELLESCIIWARTZ 944-4444. or *Ediror I s note: To set the record ' ADELEHAST, 256-5768, evenings. b'nal z10n l-s the oldest Conservative congregation in onnat ion Chicago that was formded as a conserva- tive congregation. No other claim has Mernbership in the CJHS is oPen to all. ever been raade by this buJ-1etin or any The dues categories are the foLlowing: mernber of the CJHS speaking offlcially. $ 5.00 Students & Senior Citizens 10. O0 Contributing MenbersLip 25.00 Sustai-ning Membership To become a member, or to increase )U. UU Patron flembersnlP your rnernbershipcontribution send ' 100.00 & up -- Sponsoring Membership yciur check to the Treasurer, Chicago 25.00 Minirnum contribution for syna- Jewish Hj.storical Society, 618 S. gogue and organization rnembership. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605, SOCIETYNEWS " ?AGE 4 ocroBER, 1979 TOUROF HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE FEATUREDAT SEPTEMBER MEETING ;:'ri', -Isata.g lsnaer,' ' irnn s' I Chicagoland s only landmark synagogue, Congregation KAM-Isaiah Israel,, was the star attraction at the September 16 meeting of the Society at the Temple, 1100 East Hyde Park Blvd. The afternoon included a guided tour of the architeiturally renornrnedbuilding, the Morlon B. Weiss Museum of Judaica, and the historic KAM Archlwes. I'ollowing the sociaL hour Rabbi SIMEONJ, MASLIN gave a verbal audiovisual history or tne Temples aud -two the historic bui.lding.
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