Rabbi Solomon Hecht's popular radio presence was one of the many ways in which he impacted the Chicago Jewish community. Here is his pictured with Michael Anthony Bilandic, the 49th mayor of Chicago, and Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz, who founded his own Friday radio program after Hecht's passing in 1979.
Rabbi Takes to the Radio, Offering Insight Through the Generations
Radio has always been something of a family affair. Long before the advent of television, radio—the original electronic medium—brought together listeners for all kinds of programs, including news for adults and entertainment for children. It also ran specifically Jewish content, with one extended family of rabbis drawn to the medium over generations: the Hechts.
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