Community
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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…
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Jewish Women’s Foundation invites women to ‘Frame the Future’ at pop-up giving circle event May 3
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (JWF) invites Jewish women for a special “pop-up”…
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Bringing safe water to Barrio Real
Chicago’s Jewish community and an Israeli NGO are still helping residents restore a storm-ravaged Puerto…
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Israeli star David Broza headlines Chicago’s Israel@70 celebration
As Chicago celebrates Israel's 70th, one of it's brightest stars will shine at April 18…
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Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin to be installed as second-ever female president of Rabbinical Assembly
As the first Conservative female congregational rabbi in Chicago, Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin is used…
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African-American and Jewish teens journey together to learn about their shared past, present — and hopeful future
In the first program of its kind, African-American and Jewish teens from Chicago traveled together…
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OneTable gives young adults ‘a new way to Friday’
OneTable, a national organization, removes the challenges hosts and guests may experience so they can…