Community
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Rita Weintraub receives JUF’s Sue Pinsky Award for Excellence in Jewish Education
Weintraub, a preschool teacher at Moriah Early Childhood Center, was presented with the award May…
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Jewish Women’s Foundation responds to #MeToo
“Whether it’s sexual assault, abuse, trafficking, or the gender pay gap and lack of female…
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Inspiring innovation in our Jewish community
Dozens of local programs have been chosen for inclusion in this year’s Slingshot Guide highlighting…
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Led by volunteer executive director for 20 years, Bradley Hillel hires first full-time employee
Seth Katz was so inspired by Hillel as a student that he volunteered to serve as…
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French and German consuls general report on anti-Semitism in Europe
They discussed rising anti-Semitism in Europe, Israel's security, the EU's stability, and their country's reactions…
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Rabbi Leonard Matanky reflects on service to Ida Crown
“We have to help distinguish higher culture and other aspects of general culture which might…
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Federal appropriations, Medicaid, SNAP, and gun violence prevention among top domestic priorities of annual DC advocacy mission
More than 30 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago agency professionals, volunteer leaders, and professional staff…
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Ben Platt, award-winner and supermensch, delights audience at JUF Women’s Division’s annual Spring Event
In a candid, casual conversation facilitated by his aunt, Wendy Platt Newberger, Platt regaled the…
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Jewish Women’s Foundation’s pop-up giving circle awards $50K to Sacred Spaces to prevent sexual abuse
The night featured live presentations by a select group of nonprofits pitching innovative grant proposals…
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Nancy Grace reflects on new show, career
Legal commentator Nancy Grace talks to JUF News in advance of her appearance in Chicago.