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Federation Annual Meeting: Turning the world ‘right-side up again’
A year of turmoil, celebration and deeply rooted commitment to Israel and Jewish life was…
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Jewish Federation honors up-and-coming leaders, spotlights services for aging Holocaust survivors
The morning business meeting opened with the unanimous election of the 2015-16 JUF/Federation Board and…
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State Budget Crisis Spotlight
A collection of articles describing the impact of the budget impasse on community human services.
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Sinai and UChicago to open South Side trauma center
The plan comes after years of protest from community activists for better access to urgent…
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Am I sleeping wrong?
Sometimes I wonder how God rested. Did God take a nap, sleep all day, or…
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Five tips for finding your Shabbat community on campus
Shabbat shalom away from home
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Across years and miles, reuniting a Holocaust refugee and the family that sheltered her
It was a reunion seven decades in the making, bringing together a one-time refugee from…
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Truth, light, and justice 15 years after landmark trial
Truth, light, and justice 15 years after landmark trial
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Easy as ‘aleph-bet’
New JUF Foundation promotes the study of Hebrew and Israeli culture in the public schools
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Jewish women and men 10 times more likely to inherit breast cancer gene mutation
National expert to speak about hereditary cancers Oct. 14