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The TV host Larry King, who has died at the age of 87, applied a celebrity interviewing approach to broadcast journalism in a career lasting well over a half-century, with his Brooklyn Jewish roots as a constant element of his public persona. Born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, he attended Lafayette High School in the Bath Beach section of Brooklyn, where among his near-contemporaries were other Jewish overachievers, including the baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax, singer Fred Hellerman of the folk group The Weavers, children’s book author Maurice Sendak, and graphic artist Peter Max (born Finkelstein...

Reply Mark Dvorak (Mark Dvorak ) The Warrenville Public Library, 28W751 Stafford Place, will present Chicago troubadour Mark Dvorak in a live stream/Zoom performance, "A Tribute to Pete Seeger" on Sunday, January 17 at 2:00 pm CST. "Thousands upon thousands of people over the years have taken up the banjo, the guitar and began opening their ears to the world of music because of Pete," said Chicago folk artist Mark Dvorak who will lead the audience through a program of Seeger's most enduring songs. "Pete taught us how to use music to grow our communities and celebrate our heritage," said Dvor...