Written by guest blogger Meghan Thomas, Social Studies teacher, Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Von Steuben High School has a new mosaic over room 308, the History Department office, honoring fallen WWII soldier, Sherman Levine (or Levin – both spellings are used). Sherman graduated in the class of 1940 and enlisted in the armed forces. […]
Please join me for a lively program about Dr. Theodore B. Sachs, who led a movement to establish the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. From the start of his medical career in the Maxwell Street area to his appointment as the founding director of the Sanitarium, which opened in 1915 and closed in 1974. We’ll explore […]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Milan Mitrovic (Class of ’68), who also contributed the photo. “One of the oddities I noticed as a “Freshie” at Roosevelt High School in 1964 was the Janitor’s Room. Two of the letters on the doors had been defaced so that it read “Janitops Poom.” “At least one […]
If you been in Chicago any time over the past, say, 50 or so years, and have had raisin pumpernickel or onion rye at one of Rich Melman’s Lettuce Entertain You restaurant; an onion pletzle at Ricky’s, Melman’s father’s restaurant; dinner rolls at the Palm or Carson’s the Place for Ribs or one of Gene […]
This is the fourth in a series of blogposts featuring photographs taken by Marc Klowden, class of ’66, at Roosevelt during his tenure as Roosevelt Review photographer. Click on the images to enlarge. If you can identify anyone, please let us know in a comment. See Part 1, Part 2 and Part […]
This is the third in a series of blogposts featuring photographs taken by Marc Klowden, class of ’66, at Roosevelt during his tenure as Roosevelt Review photographer. Click on the images to enlarge. If you can identify anyone, please let us know in a comment.
This is the second in a series of blogposts featuring photographs taken by Marc Klowden, class of ’66, at Roosevelt during his tenure as Roosevelt Review photographer. Click on the images to enlarge. If you can identify anyone, please let us know in a comment. See Part 1 of this […]
Starting today I will be publishing a series of blogposts featuring Marc Klowden’s photographs taken at Roosevelt High School and at school sports events during the 1960s. Marc was a Roosevelt Review photographer and 1966 alum. Previously he shared with us photographs of Albany Park circa 1968. The first two photographs are from a football […]
Enjoy these highlights from a Jewish History Walking Tour of Albany Park.
In 1972, Rus Bradburd attended Von Steuben High School. He played for one year on the Frosh-Soph basketball team, until his family moved out of state. Rus is the author of several books, some related to basketball. All the Dreams We’ve Dreamed tells the true story of a tragic event in the life of […]
