Documentary 'They Ain't Ready for Me' chronicles student rabbi Tamar Manasseh, pioneer of a Chicago campaign providing poor families with a much-needed oasis

The inner-city West Rogers Park had 47,000 Jews in its heyday in the '60s, dipped under 20,000 at the turn of the century, and is now on the uptick with mostly Orthodox families

Roughly half of the 1,400 US students studying the language outside of private institutions reside in the Windy City, which also houses 9 out of 22 academies offering the courses

Illinois district with large Jewish population withdraws recommendation for class after teachers and synagogues protest, saying it presents one-sided view of complex conflict

Suspect arrested over the vandalism, which came around the same time as an attempted arson attack on another synagogue in the city

Two members of the Illinois Jewish community, who dress in religious garb, are outed as Christian missionaries. They don't deny it, and don't see a problem

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