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#HASHTAG: LISA BARR

LISA BARR, Deerfield resident and New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, is poised to release her highly anticipated new historical thriller—The Goddess of Warsaw, a harrowing and ultimately triumphant tale of a Jewish WWII assassin turned Hollywood star. Barr will be speaking at Bernie’s Book Bank Book Lovers’ Lunch on May 10.

GELMAN’S REALM

Brett Gelman grew up in Highland Park and usually ordered a jumbo char dog, a classic hot dog, and cheese fries at Michael’s. But the comedian/actor/writer, who appeared as Pig Parker in the “Vow of Silence” episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2011, savored something even more than his favorite fare at the iconic restaurant

ETERNAL HOPE

Rabbi Jacob Rosenberg’s spleen had to be removed five years go. A cyst inside it was threatening to outgrow the fist-sized organ. Blessedly, something else, something soothing, expanded at the same time—the rabbi’s perspective. “All of sudden, day-to-day problems and anxieties, little things, were nothing compared to what was truly important in my life, like

#HASHTAG: LAHEY CAHILL

New Trier High School senior LAHEY CAHILL is excited to walk the runway with her fellow Rush Junior Board members in their 2024 Fashion Show, “Rush In Bloom.” Held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, at Sunset Ridge Country Club in Northfield, members will model fashions from local retailers, including Bunny &

CELEBRATING ISRAELI FILM

Little known fact: There are more film schools per capita in Israel than any other country in the world. It’s understandable, given the given the proud tradition of storytelling in the Jewish community. From dramas and comedies to documentaries, the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema aims to bring the best of Israeli films to the

MATERIAL PURSUITS

This weekend’s curated luxury trends. DINO DNA Another famous ‘90s movie prop that’s open for bids at Heritage Auctions is a little less functional. For $25,000, you can own the modified Barbasol shaving cream can used to disguise the Dinosaur Embryo Cryogenic Smuggling Devices that the villainous computer programmer Dennis Nedry had when he met

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