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A real life courtroom drama, suppressed
July 26, 2012
— By Nina Metz for the Chicago Tribune —
A news documentary that covers the first in a series of military tribunals held in the wake of World War II, the film includes the opening statement from Robert H. Jackson, a Supreme Court justice who was the chief prosecutor.
Front Row: History Speaks Loudly in Rescued 'Nuremberg'
July 20, 2012
— By Michael Fox, Film Critic for the Chicago Jewish Star —
At the end of World War II, the Hollywood director John Ford assigned a Jewish subordinate in his OSS film unit to find German-shot wartime footage for the Nuremberg trial of the surviving Nazi brass.
For Every Complex Problem...
— It's our pleasure to share this article by Spertus President Hal M. Lewis, published in eJewish Philanthropy as part of a discussion about CEO transitions. We invite you to join the conversation.
Marketing from the Heart
July 12, 2012
— By Lori M. Finkel for Spertus —
Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema Director Cindy Stern talks about making the leap from the corporate world to the not-for-profit arena.
Stinking Flower
June 18, 2012
— By Spertus Executive Chef Laura Frankel —
Jews have had a long and tempestuous relationship with garlic. The Talmud suggests that men eat garlic on the Sabbath because Friday night was the night devoted to conjugal love.
Letter from the President
June 11, 2012
— Dr. Hal M. Lewis for Spertus —
Once there was a myth that summer was a time that organizations, particularly in the Jewish community, went on hiatus. It is certainly not true at Spertus.
Mark F. Mehlman to Become Next Chairman of Spertus Board of Trustees
June 6, 2012 — Mark F. Mehlman to become the next Chairman of Spertus Institute’s Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2012.
Spertus nominated for Best 21st Century Building
May 30, 2012
— By Lori M. Finkel for Spertus —
Spertus’ award-winning building has been nominated for “Best 21st Century Building” in Chicago Magazine’s Best of Chicago 2012.
Tradition faring fine when you can dance with a bottle of wine
May 21, 2012
— By Lori M. Finkel for Spertus —
Steve Weintraub is a guy who knows how to get a party started. From family bar mitzvahs to community festivals to high-profile celebrity events, the eccentric curly-mopped, mutton-chopped Yiddish dance instructor just wants everyone to have a good time — the way it’s been done in Eastern Europe for hundreds of years.