Local stories
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Illinois Holocaust Museum and its Young Professional Committee inspire future generations to ‘Take a Stand’
Growing up, every Sunday culminated in a family dinner with my grandmas.
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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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New Illinois education tax credit for donors, scholarships for students
The program will create up to 75 million dollars in state tax credits for Illinois…
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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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Hillel students celebrate Jewish tradition with a magical twist
Harry Potter Hanukkah was a week of experiences which celebrated the themes and traditions of…
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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)…