Future in question for Chicago Loop Synagogue and its monumental stained-glass window
The congregation’s president reported that the synagogue has enough cash assets in the bank to continue running for another year and a half.
When An Old Synagogue Downsizes, What Do You Do With All Its Stuff?
“Whatever we don’t manage to donate, we’ll have to pay to haul.”
Muslim Couple Preserves Remnants of Jewish Life in Uzbekistan
Two decades ago, 35,000 Bukharan Jews lived in Uzbekistan. Today, just 70 remain — and keeping alive the memory of Jewish life in the central Asian land is a challenge.
Jews of Bukhara Helped Me To Understand Personal History
A mysterious Bukharan and a journey to Central Asia led Alanna Cooper to a greater understanding of her own history and that of the Jewish people.