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How the Highland Park shooter destroyed a Russian Jewish family’s American dream
Irina McCarthy, a Jewish Russian emigre, was killed along with her husband, Kevin. They leave behind two-year-old Aiden.
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‘Everybody knows everybody’: At Highland Park prayer vigil, it feels like a small village
Presbyterian minister quoted from the Mishnah to a crowd of more than 400
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Democrats’ rising Jewish star has some advice for Biden ahead of Israel trip
Jon Ossoff, Georgia’s first-ever Jewish senator, tells of his bipartisan efforts to get Israelis and Palestinians talking again, despite the pessimistic atmosphere on the subject
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‘Like a big, big oak tree’: Remembering July 4 shooting victim Stephen Straus, 88
One of at least 3 Jewish fatalities in the Highland Park attack, Straus was commuting to work well past retirement age
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‘There are no words’: Highland Park recalls shooting victim’s work with Jewish kids, couples
Jacki Lovi Sundheim was a lifelong member of North Shore Congregation Israel, where she had worked for decades
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Security director: Suspect in July 4 Highland Park shooting was ‘sizing up’ synagogue
Suspect visited Chabad synagogue during Passover, according to volunteer
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‘They had panic and terror on their faces’: Klezmer band member relives scene of July 4 shooting
Tuba player recalls a frenzied scene at Highland Park
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The Orit is a rare Ethiopian version of the Bible. This Israeli family risked it all to retrieve one.
“It’s like a long-lost relative had returned.”
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‘We’re living in an imperfect world’: Highland Park rabbi speaks out after mass shooting
An attack at a July 4 parade in the heavily Jewish northern Chicago suburb killed 6 and injured dozens
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Lacking pride clubs at their schools, LGBT orthodox teens in NYC come here for community
Many queer students have felt that they need to tone down their identities at Orthodox schools. JQY is trying to change that.
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Orthodox women built businesses and friendships online. They’re being told to sign off.
In the wake of rallies that drew tens of thousands and railed against social media usage, some say their communities’ expectations for women are getting more strict.
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