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Loving Maisie
We might not have realized it, but when we asked whether a cat would improve…
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‘You can’t hurry love’
Finding love later in life
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JCRC and Government Affairs Committee discuss global refugee crisis
National, state and local experts on the global refugee crisis visited JUF on Jan. 26…
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LGBT, Jewish groups respond to hate-filled anti-Israel protest at Chicago conference
Anti-Israel vitriol tinged with anti-Semitism reared its head in Chicago last Friday, Jan. 22, when…
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Impact of budget crisis looms larger for human service agencies
As the state budget impasse enters its seventh month, the likely impact on human service…
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Harry J. Seigle leads JUF’s 2016 Annual Campaign
Commitment is a word that comes up a lot in descriptions of Harry J. Seigle.
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Jews, African-Americans join to honor Dr. King’s legacy
The program included reflections on Dr. King's legacy and on the relationship between the Jewish…
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JUF 2015 Annual Campaign raises $83.1 million to care for needy and nurture a community
One of the largest annual fundraising efforts in the nation, JUF's Annual Campaign closed its…
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Pauline Dubkin-Yearwood, Jewish journalist, animal-rights advocate, passes away
The managing editor of The Chicago Jewish News for nearly two decades, Dubkin-Yearwood died on…
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Create Your Jewish Legacy: Dave Feldman
Dave will be remembered as a wonderful storyteller, a true character, great friend, and hard…