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At 93, Marv Levy no longer defined by Super Bowl losses
Many a football fan in the city has encountered Levy on one of his daily…
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Outstanding teens named ‘18 Under 18’ for 2019
Springboard, the Jewish Teen Alliance of Chicago, and JUF have announced the third cohort of…
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Beyond Marie Kondo: 10 tools for tidying up
Some stuff is useful. And, just as important as sparking joy is avoiding the bad…
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National Young Leadership Cabinet members attend Civil Rights mission
Chicagoans joined members of other Federations on JFNA’s National Young Leadership Cabinet civil rights mission.
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JCRC meeting features talks on upcoming Israeli elections, dire situation for Venezuelan Jews
Israeli expert Dr. Meir Elran, Ph.D., predicts the upcoming Israeli elections could have significant ramifications…
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New hospital garden provides healing and hope
A new garden will be completed this spring at Mount Sinai Hospital in southwestern Chicago.…
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Celebrating Alene Rutzky, the face of JUF in the Southern Suburbs for more than two decades
In her role as South Suburban Coordinator, Rutzky’s days were devoted to identifying and filling…
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North Suburban Synagogue Beth El’s story 70 years in the making
A new book explores decades of a Chicago area synagogue's history.
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It All Started in Pinsk: The origins of a magical Chicago garden
The story of Diana Leifer's breathtaking garden in Chicago's Bowmanville neighborhood began a continent away.
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For Wendy Berger, heading JUF’s 2019 Annual Campaign is a mission of compassion, purpose, and meaning
"The Jewish concept of tikkun olam , of repairing the world around me, took on a very…