Local stories
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Nominate an outstanding teacher for the inaugural Sue Pinsky Award by April 17
The award w.ill recognize outstanding teachers of students between the ages of 3-12 in Jewish…
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70th annual Holocaust Memorial Service to be held in Skokie April 19
The event, which draws hundreds of participants, traditionally is the largest gathering of Holocaust survivors…
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Governor appoints members to the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission
Governor Bruce Rauner today announced the appointment of members to the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide…
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Join JUF at Ravinia Festival to celebrate Israel’s 67th birthday
This year, to celebrate Israel's 67th anniversary, the community will once again come together for…
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Spertus Institute offers unique opportunity for small business owners
Beginning March 16, a select group of small business owners and those percolating ideas for…
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State legislators dine with young adults at JCFS group home
Illinoisans were horrified late last year by a Chicago Tribune exposé about abuses in state-funded…
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ETHS celebrates Hebrew teacher Semadar Siegel
During her 17-year career at ETHS, Siegel has instructed some 1,700 students.
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JUF’s Washington Office welcomes new director
Lisa Shuger Hublitz has been hired to lead JUF's Washington, D.C. Office.
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Director of AJC in Berlin to speak on the surge of violent antisemitism in Europe
Deidre Berger of the American Jewish Committee will speak at Spertus on March 15.
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Government Affairs Committee introduces State Sen. Chris Nybo and State Rep. Will Guzzardi
As seasoned legislators adapt to the new administration and state agencies undergo transformation, newly seated…