(JTA-Fox13) Leslie Hirschfeld - Four of the seven victims killed in the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting spree on July 4 were members of the Jewish community: Katherine Goldstein (64), a master cook and gifted photographer; Stephen Straus (88), a financial adviser; Jacki Sundheim (63), events coordinator at North Shore Congregation Israel; and Irena Levberg McCarthy (35). McCarthy's husband Kevin was also killed while protecting their child, Aiden, 2, who will now be raised by his grandparents. More than 30 victims were treated at four local hospitals, including members of Am Shalom congregation in nearby Glencoe.
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