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![]() | JUF Israel@60 Mission - Day One
( JUF Israel@60 Mission - Day One
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![]() | JUF Israel@60 Mission - Day Two
( JUF Israel@60 Mission Day Two
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![]() | For the Jewish people Israel represents hope
( Israelis created their fragile enterprise and repeatedly prevail because the roots of identity, culture, and faith run so deep, says Aaron B. Cohen
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![]() | Say it loud, Israel is 60 and proud
( A feeling of pride is bubbling up among Israel’s diverse population as the nation celebrates its 60th anniversary of Independence. Linda Epstein, director of the Israel Office of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, offers reflections on the national mood.
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![]() | Baal Tashchit: Jewish views on environmentalism
( Carl Schrag interviews Rabbi Brant Rosen at The Ideas Cafe at Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook.
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![]() | A three-minute Passover reprise
( Passover, the liberation holiday, is about transitions, the seasons of humanity, and the great epoch of the Jewish people. Aaron B. Cohen evokes the essence of the holiday. Chag kasher v’sameach, may your holiday be pure happiness.
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![]() | Aaron B. Cohen interviews author and historian Michael Oren
( Noted author and historian Michael Oren speaks with Aaron B. Cohen about the Iranian threat, Israel, and U.S. Middle East policy. Oren will speak to JUF’s Dental, Educators, Professional Health, and Physicians & Surgeons Dinner on May 28. Call 312-444-2835 for more information or Register online.
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![]() | Carl Schrag interviews State Sen. Jeff Schoenberg
( Tackling the topic, "Jewish Values, Public Servant" at The Ideas Cafe at Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook.
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![]() | Andy Statman Interview
( Andy Statman is a virtuoso klezmer-style clarinetist and also a pioneer of progressive bluegrass mandolin. "Statman is a master of two idioms" – New York Times.
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![]() | From 'post Post-Zionism' to the power of Hebrew
( Aaron Cohen covers the waterfront with Israeli writer and translator Hillel Halkin
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![]() | What's it like to be Jewish in Argentina?
( Rabbi Ruben Saferstein of Buenos Aires describes his community’s solidarity with Israel and commitment to Jewish education.
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![]() | Confronting Iran while engaging Iranians
( Writer and activist Roya Hakakian talks to JUF’s JCRC about opportunity as well as risk in the quest for human rights, stability, and an informed Iranian public.
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![]() | Iran: Insights into its Politics, Power, and Religion
( On Feb. 11, the 29th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, nearly 200 people gathered at the Spertus Institute for a lecture titled “Iran: Insights into its Religion, Politics and Power,” featuring Professor David Menashri, Director of Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University and Mehdi Khalaji, a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a trained Shiite cleric. The program, sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JCRC), was moderated by Ambassador J.D. Bindenagel, vice president for Community, Government and International Affairs at DePaul University.
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![]() | A trip to a California bat mitzvah prompts reflections on the passage of time.
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![]() | A New Mexico waitress with a Hebrew tattoo? A recent cross country journey showed there’s room for that in this vast land.
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![]() | JUF Honors the Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King
( Rabbi Capers C. Funnye, an African American rabbi from Chicago, recalls the legacy of intergroup collaboration in the Civil Rights Movement at a special JUF ceremony, Jan. 21.
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![]() | Hear Oh Israel! - Installment 5
( Tracy Mason from Wilmette and a student at University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana provides the final report from her Chicago Community Trip.
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![]() | Hear Oh Israel! - Installment 4
( Gal Elbaz, a 20 year old Israeli soldier from Rishon L’Zion reports on her experiences traveling with the Chicago Community Birthright Israel trip.
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![]() | Hear Oh Israel! - Installment 3
( Steve Kamykowski, a senior at University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana reflects on the amazing time he had visiting the Jewish Federation’s Partnership 2000 region and the new friendships he has made.
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![]() | Myths About U.S.-Saudi Relations
( Dr. Rachel Bronson, vice president of programs and studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and author of Thicker than Oil: America’s Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia (Oxford University Press, 2006) addresses JCRC.
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![]() | Remembering Raymond Epstein
( JUF/Federation President Steve Nasatir recalls the life and career of a leader in Chicago’s Jewish community.
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![]() | The star crossed paths of the Eternal City and the Holy City come to life during a visit to the seat of Caesar and the Pope.
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![]() | Hear Oh Israel! - Installment 2
( Lauren Feldman from Buffalo Grove, a senior at Loyola University reports on the trips’ restful and inspirational Shabbat. She also sends regards to Patti Ray, Hillel Director at Loyola.
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![]() | Hear Oh Israel! - Installment 1
( What’s it like to participate on a Birthright Israel youth trip? Listen to Northbrook resident David Wallace describe his first day in Israel.
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![]() | Prof. Daniel Weihs Interview
( From saving the dolphins to nanotechnology, Prof. Daniel Weihs, Chairman of Israel’s National Committee for Space Research, talks about his work in marine biology, aviation, and robotics.
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![]() | Who's Moving to Israel?
( Shirah Ozeri, director of the Israel Aliyah Center in Chicago and Josie Arbel of the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel discuss the challenges and rewards of “aliyah” with Aaron B. Cohen.
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![]() | JUF News Executive Editor Aaron B. Cohen examines the chances for the Annapolis peace process in the face of a rising Islamist tide.
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![]() | Frontloading For The Future
( JUF/Federation President Steve Nasatir discusses Chicago's breakthrough approach to funding day school education.
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![]() | The Changing Face of Anti-Israel Activism
( Federation Executive Vice President Michael C. Kotzin reflects on developments in Israel advocacy to meet the challenges of new forms of anti-Israel activism at the General Assembly of United Jewish Communities, Nov. 11, 2007.
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![]() | Zionism is About Creating a Just Society
( Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, speaks with JUF News' Aaron Cohen about the Jewish future.
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![]() | What's Really Happening?
( Jpost military correspondent Yaakov Katz discusses Israel's Middle East regional strategy.
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![]() | Interview with Prof. Ruth Wisse
( Author of "Jews and Power" speaks with JUF News' Aaron Cohen.
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![]() | Interview with David Broza
( David Broza talks with JUF News' Paul Wieder.
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![]() | A Teen's View of Israel : Part 3
( The complexity of Jewish identity.
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![]() | Muhammad Salah Sentencing
( JCRC's reaction to sentencing of local Hamas supporter.
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![]() | A Teen's View of Israel : Part 2
( Each visit is unique.
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![]() | A Teen's View of Israel : Part 1
( Spain is an often over-looked chapter of Jewish history.
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![]() | JUF president's eyewitness account of rocket attack.
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![]() | Israel Calling : Part 7
( On the verge of a tsunami.
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![]() | Israel Calling : Part 6
( From the heart of Jerusalem to the Golan Heights.
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![]() | Israel Calling : Part 5
( Across the divide. |










