Community
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Healing children after trauma through art—on both sides of the ocean
Skokie Jewish native artists and teachers Rena Grosser and Ariela Robinson, and Jewish activist Craig Dershowitz figured…
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Choosing Judaism
In honor of Shavuot, we profile the inspiring stories of four Chicago-area Jews-by-Choice.
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Let's Get Together: Understanding each other's culture
This trip made me realize how easy it is to love rather than hate.
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Let's Get Together: Having each other's backs
Each stop on our journey created greater understanding of ourselves and each other.
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Socially Responsible Investing explored at JCRC meeting
While the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement is best known for its presence on campus,…
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Persistence of Memory: Yom HaShoah observances highlight commitment to “Never Forget”
Two recent observances - one in Springfield, IL and one in Skokie - guided attendees…
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Local agency leaders discuss mental health, gun violence in Springfield
More than forty Chicago and Springfield Jewish community leaders and professionals convened at the State…
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Chicago Jewish Day School makes ‘exodus’ to new campus
One of the guiding principles in designing the building was that “the classroom is like…
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My lifelong connection to Natan Sharansky
Growing up in a household of olim (immigrants) from Ethiopia, Natan Sharansky’s values of Zionism…
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For 73rd year, Holocaust survivors gather to remember
For the 73rd consecutive year, Chicago-area Holocaust survivors, their families and the community gather to…