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Category Archives: Chicago
Highland Park sets a new standard.
STANDWITHUS Highland Park Becomes First City in Illinois to Pass the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism into Law August 12, 2025 In an historic unanimous vote of 7-0 on August 11, the Highland Park City Council passed an ordinance that officially … Continue reading
Chicago is one of the few remaining cities that does not have a Jewish high school. For now.
JTA An effort is underway to launch a Jewish high school in Chicago, where antisemitism concerns run high Grace Gilson August 7, 2025 Chicago has many hallmarks of a thriving Jewish community: dozens of synagogues of every denomination, a range … Continue reading
“Numerous Northwestern faculty members who claim not to know any Zionist Jews are, in a sense, telling the truth—their own discriminatory practices ensure they never encounter them”
JEWISH JOURNAL Saving Northwestern University From Itself Scott A. Shay July 30, 2025 Reports suggest the U.S. Department of Education is negotiating with Northwestern University to resolve allegations of antisemitism in exchange for the release of suspended federal grants. In … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged March of the Living, Northwestern University
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Initial proposal approved by NEA’s delegates offer striking example of growing shift away from the ADL by progressives, many of whom now demonize Israel
JTA NEA board rejects members’ proposal to sever ties with ADL Grace Gilson July 21, 2025 The board of directors for the National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has rejected a proposal by its delegates to sever … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged ADL, Anti-Defamation League, National Education Association, NEA
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Northwestern University professor Mkhaimar Abusada serves on boards of organizations that regularly partner with Hamas and the PFLP
FREE BEACON Meet the Professor Northwestern Hired As Part of Deal With Student Radicals Jessica Costescu May 27, 2025 A Northwestern University professor—hired as part of a deal with anti-Israel groups to end last year’s encampment—sits on the boards of … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Mkhaimar Abusada, Northwestern University
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Yaron Lischinsky was murdered Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., by an anti-Israel militant. I knew him. Let me tell you who he was.
FDD My Friend Yaron Mariam Wahba May 22, 2025 I first met Yaron Lischinsky almost two years ago, at McCormick & Schmick’s steakhouse on K Street in Washington, D.C. I was new to the city and looking for new friends … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Sarah Milgrim, Yaron Lischinsky
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Chicago: When Kosha Dillz tried to screen his documentary on rising campus antisemitism, the venue canceled last-minute. What followed was a real-life echo of the film’s core message — and a powerful response from the community.
AISH From Cancellation to Standing Ovation: Kosha Dillz’s Chicago Showdown Susan Hornik May 21, 2025 On May 13th, Israeli American rapper and activist Kosha Dillz was all set to premiere an unfinished cut of his debut documentary, “Bring the Family Home,” … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Chicago Jewish Alliance, Kosha Dillz
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Chicago and NYC police suicide rates are a national tragedy; “Over the past decade, Chicago has become the anti-cop capital of America”
FREE PRESS How Can You Be a Cop in a City That Hates You? Olivia Reingold May 7, 2025 “They treat cops like tissues. They just throw us away.” That is how Rick Nigro, a retired sergeant, describes Chicago after … Continue reading
US Dept of Education Civil Rights Office launches investigation into Evanston-Skokie School District 65 based on complaints that accuse district of racial discrimination
PATCH Complaint Sparks Investigation Of IL School District For Discriminatory Practices Rachel Barnes May 2, 2025 ..This is the second OCR complaint filed by Stacy Deemar, a white drama teacher who works at Nichols Middle School in Evanston. According to … Continue reading
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (again) signals his contempt for Israel and the Jewish community
JNS ‘Outrageous’ says Chicago Jewish Alliance of city’s mayor wearing keffiyeh April 24, 2025 The Chicago Jewish Alliance denounced Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday after the local chapter of the Council on American–Islamic Relations posted a photo of him … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, architecture, BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions, Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson
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