Community
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Comedian Amy Poehler brings 'joy' to nearly 1,000 at JUF's 2018 Vanguard Dinner
Amy Poehler’s visit to Chicago this week was a return home for the star, who…
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Howard A. 'Sonny' Gilbert: Veteran, camp director, community leader
Howard Gilbert, former JUF-JF Board member (1971-1980) and past owner/director of Camp Agawak in Minocqua,…
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Chicago Jewish Historical Society celebrates 40th anniversary with gala event
“Jews have played an important role in the history of Chicago and we want to…
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PJ Library links a growing number of Jewish families—through the pages of children’s books—to Jewish life
PJ Library consistently reports that its program has an influence in connecting families to Jewish…
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Lack of mental health services in Chicago highlighted by panel of local elected officials
Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey, Alderman Brendan Reilly and Alderman James Cappleman discussed the impact…
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Nefesh Chicago supports Orthodox mental health professionals heal hearts and minds
For more than 20 years, Nefesh Chicago has served Orthodox Jewish mental health workers, and…
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Survivors live on in perpetuity, thanks to cutting-edge technology
What happens when those who personally experienced “Never again”—the dwindling number of Holocaust survivors—are no…
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SketchPad draws up to the future: Creating a new shared workspace for Jewish organizations
Irene Sandalow became convinced that working out of her home was no longer—working. But she…
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Remembering Freedom Sunday, celebrating Russian-speaking Jewish Chicago today
On a freezing Sunday 30 years ago, 250,000 Americans—Jewish and non-Jewish—gathered on the National Mall…
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Federation honors volunteer and professional leaders, highlights community-wide inclusion project
Four rising volunteer and professional leaders were honored for their exemplary service to the Jewish…