Mr. David Newman to Retire After 47 Year Tenure at ICJA
February 28, 2019
By Jacob Miller After a 47 year teaching stint at Ida Crown Jewish Academy, biology teacher Mr. David Newman plans...
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The Polar Vortex Explained
By Jacob Felix Which is colder? Earth or Mars? Mars is seemingly the obvious answer, but that all changed during...
Alum Speaks About Faith, Religion and Atheism
February 22, 2019
Alum and Academy supporter Scott Shay (’75) returned to his alma mater on February 21 to discuss ideas from his...
Wrestlers Triumph at Wittenberg
February 20, 2019
The Ida Crown wrestling team traveled to New Jersey Presidents Day weekend for the 24th edition of the Henry Wittenberg...
Remembering Hilda Rapoport z”l
February 19, 2019
This week marked the end of an era for Ida Crown Jewish Academy, with the death of Academy Matriarch Hilda...
Busy in Brooklyn Heads to Chicago for a Delicious Evening
February 14, 2019
Renowned cookbook author and blogger, Chanie Apfelbaum brought her Millennial foodie passion and culinary expertise to the women of Chicago...
Cosmic Ray Research at Fermilab
ICJA science students are preparing to join an experiment to map out muon flux in the underground Fermilab MINOS experiment....
Wrestlers Perform Well at Regionals
February 6, 2019
Last Shabbat, the ICJA wrestling team made its annual pilgrimage to a hotel on Mannheim Road in Schiller Park, in...
Pottery Course at ICJA
Art students and instructor Kathy Kelly welcomed a new artist in residence to ICJA for second semester. Michelle Friedman (’75),...
Alumni Painter Shares Passion for Art
Local Chicago painter Jack Siegel (’51) exudes passion for painting and art. Armed with a sampling of his his own...