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Jewish War Veterans seeks new recruits
You can take a veteran out of the service, but you can’t take the service…
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Longtime JUF supporter Joel Byron does a gigantic mitzvah
What's 14 feet tall, 48 feet wide, and does a big mitzvah? A billboard, on…
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Create a Jewish Legacy launches third cohort
The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's Create a Jewish Legacy program has been extended for two…
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Intersectionality impact explored at YLD, JCRC panel
Stephanie Goldfarb, JUF’s Youth Philanthropy and Leadership program director, Emily Briskman, the Israel Education Center’s…
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Tax bill signed into law, concerns among nonprofits remain
For months, charitable organizations raised concerns about the impact proposed changes would have on charitable…
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HIAS Chicago to close Refugee Resettlement Program
The move, one of dozens of similar closings and consolidations across the country, is a…
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Jewish Women’s Foundation celebrates 20 years of bold, innovative grantmaking
Following in 20 years of philanthropic tradition, the Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (JWF)…
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YLD’s Big Event Fundraiser features David Spade, celebrates 10 years of big names, big laughs, and big impact
When JUF’s Young Leadership Division hosted its first annual ‘Big Event’ fundraiser in 2008, it…
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Local rabbis give liturgy a 'voice-over'
We’ve all heard the one about when a rabbi walks into a bar, but what…
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JCC Chicago’s ‘Big Idea’ for changing Israel education at camp
Israel at JCC Chicago camps now looks dramatically different today than it did 30, 10,…