“The Wandering Jew" and “The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Shtetl” are the titles of two Jewish history lectures by Dick Goldman scheduled for the Sunday, July 27, 2025, Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois hybrid meeting. Dick Goldman, a former vice president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, will be speaking in person at Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Illinois, and online via Zoom. Temple Beth-El will open at 12:30 p.m. CDT for sign-in and socializing before the lectures begin at 1 p.m. CDT. Register/RSVP at https://jgsi.org/event-6201036