Local stories
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The ARK’s Chanukah Gift Wishes program gives gifts to those in need
This year, thanks to the generosity of donors and volunteers, 1,300 Chanukah gifts were given…
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29th annual Rabbi Isaac Mayefsky Memorial Lecture focuses on teaching and parenting
Close to 250 parents of school-age children filled the Associated Talmud Torahs on Saturday night,…
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Second cohort of Chicago Diller Teen Fellows graduates
The 15-month fellowship provides teens with opportunities to explore topics of leadership, Jewish identity, Israel…
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JUF issues call for proposals for new round of Breakthrough Fund grants
JUF will award $800,000 in new grants to encourage smart, strategic growth and creative program development…
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RTI teens to present findings at a community forum on Jewish teenage girls
How does it feel to be a Jewish teenage girl in Chicago?
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Maintaining our Jewish identity in Jewish camping
I’ve been in Jewish camping for the last 10 years. In that time, the role…
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‘Service to the people is the reason we are in business’
Michael Tarnoff retires after 36 years of service to JUF
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JUF Government Affairs Committee talks city budget with local officials
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool and Ald. Jason Ervin sat down with JUF’s Government…
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Chicagoland Jewish High School changes name to Rochelle Zell Jewish High School (RZJHS)
The change is in honor of a naming gift from the Zell Family Foundation, effective…
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Chicago day school educators participate in edJEWcon
Over 300 faculty members from Chicago day school attended.