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Here's a guide to Chicago's historic Jewish synagogues

His guide lays out milestones across several denominations and ethnic groups, and includes personal insights you won’t find in history books! 

It’s his answer to Curious Citizen Elias Saltz’s question: “Where were the largest Jewish neighborhoods in Chicago, and what were they like?”

Read the full story here.

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