Local stories
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jBaby Chicago named one of America's top 50 innovative projects in Jewish life
An initiative of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, jBaby Chicago is featured in…
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Chicago launching new network, resource for Jewish professionals
JPRO Chicago, a new initiative supporting the individual career growth of local Jewish professionals and…
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Nationwide opioid addiction and overdose epidemic impacts Chicago Jewish communities
The Jewish Women’s Foundation is learning more about how this sweeping epidemic is affecting the…
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Federation community, agency leaders ask Springfield for budget compromise, support hate crime legislation
Hoping to push Illinois lawmakers toward a bipartisan budget compromise that protects reimbursement rates for…
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Understanding differences in genetic testing
Questions of genetic health loom large for Jewish and interfaith families because of higher risks…
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After paths cross in Holocaust's aftermath, a Canadian family seeks answers
The letter sent by Veterans Affairs Canada remains lodged in the memories of Patricia Traill…
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Women faith leaders urge collaborative activism to address community violence during Jewish Women’s Foundation anniversary event
Seeking solutions to common problems—even among people who may fundamentally disagree—is key to healing a…
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Thousands gather to celebrate, stand with Israel at JUF’s Israel Solidarity Day
More than 4,500 members of Chicagoland's Jewish community came out on Sunday, May 7 to…
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An open letter to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees on the BDS movement
Jack Cadden, a freshman at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, wrote the following open…
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DePaul students explore Israel through fashion, food and learning
DePaul Hillel's engagement associate reflects on a month of Israel programming on campus.