Local stories
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Illinois invests $10 million in Israel bonds
Illinois Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs announced Monday a $10 million investment in Israel bonds.
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Local experts discuss Israel on college campuses
JUF’s Jewish Community Relations Council hosted a meeting on the pressing and timely topic of…
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Jewish Federation watches key aldermanic races in Chicago
The mayoral runoff on April 7 is not the only undecided race in Chicago.
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JCC Chicago Theatre brings the stories of 15,000 Holocaust children to life
JCC Chicago will present I Never Saw Another Butterfly, a gripping play based on the writings of…
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Illinois Holocaust Museum opens exhibition on Soviet Jewish photography during WWII
The exhibition reveals a rarely seen perspective of World War II through the lens of…
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First cohort of Chicago Diller Teens graduates
On Sunday, Feb. 8, the first cohort of Diller Teen Fellows in Chicago graduated after…
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JCRC expresses condolences, pledges support to Danish Jews
In the wake of yet another anti-Semitic terrorist attack in Europe, JUF's Jewish Community Relations…
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JUF Young Families hosts all-new Purim program Feb. 22 for Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month
“PJ Shares: Helping Our Community,” invites families of children ages 2-8 with intellectual/developmental disabilities to…
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jBaby Chicago expands to suburbs
Leader in Jewish programming for young families further broadens its reach.
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Next on 'Sanctuary:' Rebuilding Bridges: African-American/Jewish Relations Today
For much of the past century, Jews and African-Americans shared a strong and supportive relationship,…