Tag: Chicago
ADL report names anti-Israel agitators in Chicago
The ADL Midwest released a new report during a press conference on March 18 documenting the extent of anti-Jewish incidents and anti-Israel protests in the city of Chicago.
Four activist groups named by the organization as the...
Chicago Muslim umbrella group usurps Holocaust in anti-Israel ‘Tribune’ ad
An advertisement that the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago ran on page seven of the Chicago Tribune on Feb. 11 shared a blood libel with the paper’s 2.2 million Sunday edition readers. Appropriately, the...
Jewish matchmaker, of Netflix fame, to host Chicago singles event on Labor Day
When one matchmaker declined Netflix’s offer to host the eight-part series “Jewish Matchmaking,” she recommended a friend, Aleeza Ben Shalom. It was a different kind of bashert in action, and it proved a good match.
Ben Shalom,...
After calling Israel ‘racist state,’ Rep. Jayapal says ‘idea of Israel’ not racist
As protesters with Palestinian flags disrupted a Saturday keynote with several members of Congress at the Netroots Nation conference, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sought to placate the Israel critics.
"I want you to know that...
Florist brings what he learned in Israel to inner-city Chicago
Quilen Blackwell, a Madison, Wisc. native who became a born-again Christian at 18, took an interest in Israel and all things biblical as a University of Wisconsin-Madison student. Blackwell, now 38, participated in Hillel...
‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities
‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities
A Chicago pastor who made headlines camping out on the roof of an abandoned motel for 345 days to raise money for a new...
Chicago’s Ukrainian Jewish community reflects on war and troubled history of Soviet past
Ukrainian Jews who have settled in Illinois since war began in their country a year ago report that the state has been largely pro-Ukraine and that those who seemed initially hesitant to support the...
Israeli Consul General to Midwest addresses Illinois House of Representatives
Consul General of Israel to the Midwest Yinam Cohen addressed the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday at the invitation of Speaker Chris Welch to commemorate Israel’s 75th anniversary.
During his address, Cohen stressed the...
Holocaust-era instruments will be on display in Chicago in effort to give music of...
The Jewish Community Centers of Chicago are putting out a call: check your basements, attics and garages. You might find some hope there.
From April through September of 2023, JCC (Jewish Community Centers) Chicago will bring a...
El Al to start flights from Tel Aviv to Chicago and Tokyo, renew Boston...
Israel’s El Al Airlines announced that it will launch direct flights to Tokyo and Chicago starting in April 2022.
The airline had wanted to start the flights last year but the coronavirus outbreak delayed the...