Community
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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.
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‘We treat everyone the same way’
Dr. Ofer Merin on his work in humanitarian assistance and trauma treatment
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Creating vibrant Jewish experiences in Southern Illinois
Small but strong is an identity the Jewish community of Southern Illinois wears proudly. And…
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What I learned from being pregnant
While, amazingly, I am not the first and only person to accomplish this ridiculously incredible…
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Working mom
Mine is among the more than one in three households today where the mother is…
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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.