Lawyer suing to display a photo of herself holding a gun in front of an Israeli flag
Debra Gassman, an attorney in a Chicago area public defender’s office, was told to take the photo down
Chicago
The Latest
-
Fast Forward -
Fast Forward Jewish mayor of Minneapolis issues veto, Chicago mayor votes yes in latest wave of ceasefire resolutions
Jacob Frey, the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, criticized “a one-sided resolution that adds more division to an already fraught situation”
-
Fast Forward Chicago council votes for a cease-fire, making it the largest city to endorse one
The Chicago City Council’s sole Jewish member called it a one-sided resolution for failing to call for Hamas’ elimination
-
Culture A priceless Hanukkah story — and it cost only $70
The menorah was way too expensive for a 12-year-old kid, so the Hebrew bookstore in Chicago put it on layaway
-
Fast Forward A mother and daughter flew to Israel from Chicago for the holidays. Now they’re missing
The kibbutz they were visiting was attacked. They were last seen being taken away by Hamas
-
Fast Forward In Chicago, a Black-led church and a Jewish community are addressing painful history through a Sukkot festival
The Chicago Sukkah Design Festival aims to build connections between the predominantly Black West Side community of Lawndale and the city’s Jewish community — which was once centered in that neighborhood
-
Opinion I was a child at a civil rights sit-in. 60 years later, what’s changed?
Battle over racially segregated Chicago public schools involved Jewish students as well
-
Fast Forward How Jews are celebrating Juneteenth
The holiday will feature joint gatherings of Black and Jewish groups, and talks by Black Jews and others
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News A Jewish Republican and Muslim Democrat are suddenly in a tight race for a special seat in Congress
- 2
Fast Forward The NCAA men’s Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches
- 3
Film & TV What Gal Gadot has said about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- 4
Fast Forward Cory Booker proclaims, ‘Hineni’ — I am here — 19 hours into anti-Trump Senate speech
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ includes 17% tariffs on Israeli imports, even as Israel cancels tariffs on US goods
-
Fast Forward Hillel CEO says he shares ‘concerns’ over campus deportations, calls for due process
-
Fast Forward Jewish Princeton student accused of assault at protest last year is found not guilty
-
News ‘Qatargate’ and the web of huge scandals rocking Israel, explained
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
