Local stories
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Statewide Yom HaShoah Memorial Service to take place May 5 in Springfield
Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Jewish Federations of Illinois are sponsoring a statewide Yom HaShoah…
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71st Annual Holocaust Memorial Service to be held in Skokie May 8
The event, traditionally the largest gathering of Holocaust survivors in the Midwest and one of…
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More than 1,000 come out to give back through JUF’s Good Deeds Day
Volunteers of all ages came out for more than 42 projects spanning 34 sites across…
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Reps. Dold, Quigley and ‘Crain’s’ columnist discuss top policy issues with JUF’s Government Affairs Committee
Reps. Bob Dold and Mike Quigley, along with 'Crain’s' columnist Greg Hinz, shared their insights…
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Local teens create anti-bullying video through Springboard
Seventeen Chicago-area teens who participated in the first Springboard spring break program learned about the…
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Write On for Israel graduates ready to take knowledge to campus
Twenty high school seniors celebrated their completion of the two-year fellowship.
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Claudine Guralnick, Buddy Schreiber to receive Jewish education awards at CFJE symposium
Claudine Guralnick will receive the Sue Pinsky Award and Buddy Schreiber will be awarded CFJE’s…
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A league of their own: A Jewish baseball museum, at last
The Jewish Baseball Museum is a passion project for Aeder, 54, who says he has…
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JCRC, Jewish Women’s Foundation, AJC co-host interfaith women’s luncheon
On March 31, over 70 women from across Chicago gathered to discuss pressing issues impacting…
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Reauthorization of Older Americans Act passes the House
On March 21, the House passed one of JUF’s longstanding federal advocacy priorities, the reauthorization…