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Illinois' Anti-BDS legislation draws international news coverage
View links to national and international media coverage of the passage of SB 1761.
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JUF congratulates Illinois General Assembly on passage of anti-BDS bill
Illinois today became the first state to pass legislation countering the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
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Anti-BDS bill advances in Illinois House
With strong bi-partisan support, Illinois moved closer this week to becoming the first state to…
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JUF, Hillel bring Israel's Good Deeds Day to Chicago
What started in Israel in 2007 now spans 50 countries across the globe and is…
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Anti-BDS bill passes Illinois House committee, Senate
A bill that would bar state pension funds from including companies that participate in the…
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World War II veterans, local leaders share lessons learned at 70th Victory Day commemoration
On May 8, the 70th anniversary of Victory Day, 400 people packed the Illinois Holocaust…
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New inclusion initiative to expand JCC Camp Chi's programming for children with disabilities
JCC Camp Chi will be one of six camps selected to participate in the a…
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Next on 'Sanctuary' – Anti-Semitism's Reawakening in Europe
On the next episode of "Sanctuary" - two of European Jewry's leading figures offer insights…
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Ivanka Trump honors multi-tasking women at Women’s Division’s Spring Event
Ivanka Trump recognizes that women are super multi-taskers, blending many facets of themselves to live…
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Applications for next cohort of Taglit Fellows Birthright staff training program now open
The professional development program is an educational intensive for exceptional Jewish leaders and aspiring Jewish educators…