‘The nicest person I’ve ever met’: Friends and family remember Katherine Goldstein, lost in Highland Park shooting
Goldstein, 64, was an avid bird-watcher, devoted mother and adventurous traveler
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Meet the Israeli who wants to rename Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey ‘Judea and Samaria’
After buying Ben & Jerry's Israel for peanuts, Avi Zinger claims he 'can do what he wants' - and that includes selling ice cream in the West Bank. Following the deal, Ben & Jerry's sued its parent company, Unilever
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‘A much more dangerous world’: A gathering of Highland Park Jews contemplates the July 4 massacre
Jews who spent most of their lives in the city try to make sense of the violence, and come to terms with a broken bubble of security
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How a Jewish legislator’s vote legalized abortion in New York in 1970
George Michaels couldn’t face his family on Passover if the bill failed. His last-minute ‘yes’ was the deciding vote.
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Jewish congressman from Highland Park is ‘holding on to the anger’ to act on gun control
Brad Schneider, a moderate Democrat from Ilinois, said he’s ‘hopeful’ that members of Congress will join forces to ban assault weapons
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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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