| We Stand With Israel - Community Rally |
 |  | Chicago joins the Week of Solidarity across North America. Friday, January 9 at noon. Federal Plaza (Dearborn & Adams). Watch the pre-rally video online More info » |
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| Economic Forecast -- Tuesday, January 20th |
 |  | The Real Estate & Building Trades Division and the Young Real Estate Group (YREG) of the Jewish United Fund will host an Economic Forecast on Tuesday, January 20th, featuring guest speaker Diane Swonk, Senior Managing Director and Chief Economist at Mesirow Financial. The event will be held at the James Hotel, 55 E. Ontario, at 5:30 p.m. Register online or view the complete invitation (PDF). For more information, contact Robyn Gottlieb, Division Director, at (312) 357-4961. **Space is Limited!** Sign up » |
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| Chicago Jewish Entrepreneurs Educational Forum -- January 27th |
The Chicago Jewish Entrepreneurs Educational Forum (CJEF) is holding its second Educational Forum featuring guest speaker Michael Abt, President of the ABT Electronics and Appliances. The event will be held on Tuesday, January 27th at 5:30 p.m. at ATB Electronics, 1200 N. Milwaukee Ave., Glenview, IL 60025. This event is reserved for members and prospective members of CJEF only. Learn more » |
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| Young Entrepreneurs Group Hosts First Happy Hour |
 |  | The Young Entrepreneurs Group of the CJEF will host its first Happy Hour on Wednesday, February 25th at La Madia, 59 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Young Entrepreneurs Group gives grad students, young professionals, and others in the Jewish community with business ideas that they want to develop an opportunity to meet with other like-minded entrepreneurs on a regular basis. This new group is designed as a prelude into CJEF. To RSVP for the Happy Hour contact Robyn Gottlieb at (312) 357-4961. Learn more about CJEF » |
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| Calling All Jewish Human Resources Professionals |
The newly formed TIP HR group allows Jewish HR Professionals to have a relevant special interest group within JUF while providing an opportunity to give back to the community. Over the next month, our committee will begin creating and building our membership list as well as planning for specific events, including the kickoff event March 19th and an annual dinner. Please help us recruit additional members! If you know of any other Jewish HR Professionals that may have interest in being part of this unique opportunity, feel free to share this information with them. Our committee is currently in the process of compiling a list of members. Read more » |
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| HR Professionals- Save the Date |
 |  | Save the date for the HR Division's Kickoff Event! The event will take place on Thursday, March 19th, featuring guest speaker Ed Gubman, author of The Talent Solution. Registration and networking will take place from 5:00-5:45 p.m. The presentation, The Future of Work, will take place from 5:45-7:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Ben Gurion Way, 30 S. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60606. Learn more about Ed Gubman » |
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| Jewish Professional Women's Forum |
The Jewish Professional Women's Forum (JPWF), now in its second year, offers professional women new ways to get involved with JUF. Save the date for JPWF's next event on the state of our financial markets, featuring Diane Joseph of Dearborn Partners, Phyllis Tabachnick of Bear Sterns, and Deborah Zaluda of Wertheimer & Zaluda, P.C. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 24th at 12:00 p.m. at the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation. Learn more about JPWF » |
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| TIP Increasing Collaboration with Jewish Vocational Services |
Over the next few months, TIP and JVS will team up to address areas of employment needs and how to best utilize our combined resources. Two JVS programs of note are The Jewish Employment Network (JEN), and the Duman Microenterprise Center and Loan Fund. Stay tuned for more information. Learn about these JVS programs and more » |
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