For many years Chicago had the third largest Jewishpopulation of any city in the world. Through the medium of historic photographs; this book captures the remarkable evolution of the Jewish people of Chicago; from their immigrant beginnings in the 1840s to their present-day communities. It is a story of the cultural; religious; economic; and everyday life of Chicagorsquo;s Jews. These pages bring to life the people; events; neighborhoods; and institutions that helped shape and transform todayrsquo;s Jewish community. The photos and maps; culled from the authorrsquo;s and other collections; paint a vivid and informative picture of Chicago Jewry. In addition to recalling the early immigrant German and later Eastern European Jews; this book delves into Jewish neighborhoods including the West Side; South Side; North Side; suburban communities; and Maxwell Street; a neighborhood which produced such prominent Jews as musician Benny Goodman; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg; Admiral Hyman Rickover; community organizer Saul Alinsky; and CBS founder William Paley. Chicago Jews have also made contributions to the city and the nation in the arts;commerce and industry; government service; entertainment; and labor; including seven Nobel prize winners. The images show Jews as peddlers and sweatshop workers as well as successful business entrepreneurs and professionals.
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