Kol Nidre Appeal

by Alan Smirin, President
It was a cold Chicago winter night back in early 1951.  The State of Israel Bonds annual dinner was hosting none other than Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion as the guest of honor and featured speaker. The ballroom was packed.  The non-kosher event attracted members of Chicago’s wealthiest businesses and professional secular leadership, all who braved the frigid temperatures to support the fledgling...Read more...