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• Billy Crystal on why he loves being Jewish

  March 8, 2017 2:15pm

  (JUF News via JTA) — The inimitable Billy Crystal is back on the road. The six-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, producer, director and writer — most recently of a book of essays, “Still Foolin’ ‘Em: Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys” —  is currently touring the U.S. with his…

• The masks we wear on Purim — and on Facebook

  March 10, 2016 3:45pm

  CHICAGO (JUF News via JTA) — Like so many other Jewish little girls on Purim, both my big sister and I would dress up for our annual Purim carnival as Queen Esther. The morning of the carnival, my mom would array us in regal dresses, bright red lipstick and a homemade crown or sparkly tiara bought…

• When do I add paprika, and other questions for a Jewish mother

  December 3, 2015 4:26pm

  Recipes passed down through the generations serve as witnesses to our Jewish story.

• ’70s sitcom king Norman Lear on making TV that breaks ground

  November 5, 2015 4:44pm

  One of the early pioneers in television, Lear created some of the most popular shows of our times. In a new book, he looks back on his oeuvre.

• At Thanksgiving time, an exercise in mindfulness

  November 19, 2014 3:26pm

  Is there a way to incorporate the mindfulness of Thanksgiving into our everyday lives? Cindy Sher finds the answers in the Jewish tradition.

• Chicago Tribune apologizes

  June 9, 2003 9:00am

  Capping 10 days of local and national controversy, the Chicago Tribune has apologized for running a provocative editorial cartoon that many people felt used anti-Semitic imagery.

• Dirty bomb’ latest Chicago link to terror

  June 16, 2002 9:00am

  Long before the Sept. 11 attacks, the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago was combating the efforts of Chicago organizations allegedly linked to funding terrorist activity overseas.