History of chicago cultural center

The Copernicus Center is a 1,852-seat former movie palace that is now part of the Copernicus Center in the Jefferson Park community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
The Copernicus Center is located at 5216 W.
Lawrence Avenue.

Harold Washington Cultural Center is a performance facility located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago's South Side.
It was named after Chicago's first African-American Mayor Harold Washington and opened in August 2004, ten years after initial groundbreaking.
In addition to the 1,000-seat Commonwealth Edison (Com-Ed) Theatre, the center offers a Digital Media Resource Center.
Former Chicago City Council Alderman Dorothy Tillman and singer Lou Rawls take credit for championing the center, which cost $19.5 million.
It was originally to be named the Lou Rawls Cultural Center, but Alderman Tillman changed the name without telling Rawls.
Although it is considered part of the Bronzeville neighborhood it is not part of the Chicago Landmark Black Metropolis-Bronzeville District that is in the Douglas community area.

At the end of the 20th century there were a total of 270,000 Jews in the Chicago area, with 30% in the city limits.
In 1995, over 80% of the suburban Jewish population lived in the northern and northwestern suburbs of Chicago.
At this time, West Rogers Park was the largest Jewish community within the city of Chicago.
However, the Jewish population within the city had been declining and tended to be older and more well-educated than the Chicago average.
The Jewish immigrants to Chicago came from many different countries, with the most common being Eastern Europe and Germany.