US academic body to debate boycott of Israel
Modern Language Association won’t consider actually appying sanctions, but the mere discussion raises hackles
View ArticleAt AIPAC, preaching the gospel of a wider tent
Policy conference turns into church-like revival as organization seeks to highlight members’ diverse backgrounds
View ArticleLoyola student government passes divestment act
Resolution aims to halt deals with 8 companies that provide equipment to Israel for use in the West Bank
View ArticleLoyola student gov’t head vetoes divestment act
Resolution aimed to halt deals with 8 companies that provide equipment to Israel for use in the West Bank
View ArticleFrom commune to oasis: Postcards from the American Colony
The landmark hotel on the ‘seam’ between east and west Jerusalem unveils its archives, illustrating a tumultuous, passionate, and sometimes eccentric history
View ArticleAt Wrigley Field, the Cubs — and Orthodox vendors — strike out
Once the ultimate job for observant teenage baseball fans, the trend of selling concessions in Chicago is gone with the wind
View ArticleJewish Nobel Laureate Becker dies at 83
University of Chicago professor won Economics prize in 1992 for groundbreaking social approach to field
View ArticleRahm Emanuel backs Hillary Clinton for president
Chicago mayor joins group pressing former secretary of state to make White House bid
View ArticleDePaul students approve Israel divestment in referendum
University ballot initiative passes with 54.2 percent of the vote
View ArticleChicago kids suspended for anti-Semitic online bullying
Eighth-graders create team called ‘Jew Incinerator’ and harass classmate in online game ‘Clash of Clans’
View ArticleChicago sues Teva, other companies for pushing addictive drugs
Lawyers for city say five corporations deceived public about safety of opioid drugs, Bloomberg reports
View ArticleChicago principal reassigned after anti-Semitic bullying
Parents think Joshua VanderJagt acted sluggishly in response to anti-Semitic bullying among eighth graders
View Article$540K judgment for Chicago cop in anti-Semitic harassment case
Former superior taunted police officer for years with racist remarks
View ArticleUS preacher urges jihad on Israel
Sheik Mohamed Elimam calls Zionism ‘unadulterated evil,’ berates Arab world for abandoning Gaza
View ArticleTrial set for immigrant convicted in Israel deaths
Rasmieh Odeh failed to tell US authorities she had spent time in prison for taking part in Jerusalem terrorist bombing
View ArticleFBI detains US teen attempting to join Islamic State
Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, of Chicago arrested at O’Hare International Airport en route to Turkey
View ArticleJews face off, and other close races to watch, in US midterms
In LA, NY, Chicago and Colorado, elections that have the Jewish community on the edge of its seats
View ArticleIllinois man charged for vandalizing synagogue
John White faces hate crime rap for allegedly spray painting, smashing windows of Jewish house of prayer in Chicago suburb
View ArticleFormer Palestinian terrorist found guilty in US immigration case
Rasmieh Odeh convicted for not revealing her past serving time for bombing attacks; faces 10 years in jail or deportation
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