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The Romance of a People at Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair | WBEZ Chicago .lazy-image-wrapper { padding-bottom: 0 !important; width: auto !important; } .lazy-image-wrapper img.lazyload { display: none !important; } Skip to main content Home Listen Live Search Menu Donate Home The Romance of a People at Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair URL Copied! Menu Donate The Romance of a People at Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair Jan 21, 2012, 11:52pm CT Listen URL Copied! SI/file SI/file SI/file 1 / 2 SI/file SI/file SI/file 1 / 2 The Romance of a People at Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair Jan 21, 2012, 11:52pm CT Listen URL Copied! WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter. On July 3, 1933, Jewish Day was celebrated at the Chicago World’s Fair. The highlight was a spectacular pageant called “The Romance of a People,” produced by Meyer Weisgal of the Zionist Organization of America. The pageant took place in Soldier Field and its attendance made Jewish Day top World’s Fair attendance records against a backdrop of Nazi violence abroad and anti-Semitic sentiment at home.Listen in as Dr. Lauren Love explores how pageant producers and artists overcame disagreement, creating a spectacle that commemorated Jewish history and boldly asserted a Jewish national future.Dr. Lauren Love is an assistant professor of communication and theatre arts at the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County. Her research focuses on the connections between activism and theater. Her essay on “The Romance of a People” was recently published in The Drama Review’s special issue on Jewish American performance. Recorded Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Spertus Institute. Read this story for free. To continue reading, sign up for The Rundown and get unlimited access to WBEZ.org. Email Address GET ACCESS Not now We won’t share your information with outside organizations. Why am I seeing this? No problem! You can still read the latest stories on WBEZ.org. Take me to the homepage Thanks for subscribing. You now have unlimited access to WBEZ.org’s archived stories and audio. Top stories New clubs, bigger acts: Could the western suburbs be Chicago’s next big music destination? read more Brighton Park migrant site construction halted pending environmental review read more What defines Pritzker-Johnson relationship so far? Tension read more Chicago Public Media CEO Matt Moog stepping down read more WBEZ.org About Us Careers Staff Contact Us The Sounding Board Radio Schedule Board of Directors Management Team Pressroom Public & Financial Documents Connect Newsletters & Email Alerts Volunteer Events Calendar Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me! Tickets Mobile Apps Support Donate Join our Giving Circles Donate Your Car Gifts of Securities Planned Giving Matching Gifts Become a Sponsor Manage Your Membership Account © 2023 Chicago Public Media Inc. Privacy Policy Terms of Use FCC Public Filing Info Notice of FCC Applications Donate and enter to win a trip for two to sunny Barbados! DONATE