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Crain's writer debriefs election results with Federation's Governtment Affairs Committee, JCRC
The Government Affairs Committee and the Jewish Community Relations Council co-hosted a post-election discussion on…
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Next on 'Sanctuary': Crossing the Line: The Israel Debate and Anti-Semitism on Campus
The next episode of the public-affairs program “Sanctuary” – which airs at 11:30 a.m. Sunday,…
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Help The ARK provide Chanukah gifts to more than a thousand Jewish community members in need
Chanukah Gift Wishes is a program through which members of the community provide Chanukah gifts…
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JUF Right Start expanded to pre-preschoolers
The program has expanded to include children as young as 6 weeks of age who…
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Collection of Holocaust stories from Hamburg Jews who settled in Chicago premieres at Northwestern
The Memory Archives was produced by 10 teams of two students each from Northwestern’s Medill…
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At G.A., Jewish federations see future in more collaboration
Part pep rally, part training and part family reunion, this week’s annual General Assembly of…
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Chicago police superintendent and local law enforcement officials visit Israel
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy led a delegation of senior local law enforcement officials participating…
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Chicago rabbi receives Pomegranate Prize from the Covenant Foundation
Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appell, Founder and Director of the Center for Jewish Mindfulness in Chicago, was…
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Hundreds attend Ida Crown Jewish Academy groundbreaking ceremony
Over 500 Ida Crown Jewish Academy supporters, including many students and alumni, gathered at the…
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