Jews first settled in the Chicago area in 1832. The big explosion in Jewish growth took place between 1880 and 1920, when the Jewish population grew from about 10,000 to 225,000. There are currently about 260,000 Jews in the Chicago metropolitan area, with about one-third in the city and two-thirds in the suburbs. The postcard below (postmarked 1951) depicts the Reform synagogue Temple Sholom, located on north Lake Shore Drive in Chicago.
Chicago Jewish Community On Line
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