WIN: Agudas Achim Memorial Window Reunited With Family After Four Generations

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Agudas Achim North Shore Congregation, Large window behind bima. Henry Dubin, 1922, 5029 N. Kemore Ave. A Chicago 7 Most Endangered. Photo credit: Noah Vaughn
The family of Mandel Schwechter holds the stained glass window rescued by Preservation Chicago, originally installed at Agudas Achim North Shore Congregation in his memory. Pictured (from left) are Zach and Lindsey Deshur; their mother Brandy Schwechter Deshur; Beth Kraemer; and Brandy’s sister Darren Schwechter. Brandy, Darren and Beth are all great-grandchildren of Mandel Schwechter. Photo credit: Jewish Chicago

Let’s hang on to what we got; Preservation Chicago works to save Agudas Achim, and more of Chicago’s Jewish heritage, Paul Wieder, Jewish Chicago, 5/25/23

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