World stories
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‘Part of something bigger’
How one Chicago-based group connects Jewish students around the world
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Jewish Federation opens Aleppo Assistance Fund
Chicago's Jewish community has watched in horror for five years as one humanitarian tragedy has…
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From 72 kopeks to a Starbucks card
As a child growing up in Soviet Ukraine, my grandmother gave me 72 kopeks each…
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JUF makes first trip to China
Led by Todd Lustbader, Lee Miller and David Sternberg, the group visited Shanghai, Xian, Beijing…
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We condemn white nationalist rhetoric
We share USHMM’s deep alarm at the hateful rhetoric that occurred at a conference of…
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Anti-Semitism scholar details intensifying global landscape for Jews
Indiana University Professor Alvin Rosenfeld discussed anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism at length with members of the…
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker leads delegation to Ukraine
Commemorating Babi Yar
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Local interfaith program highlights humanitarian crisis in Syria
For Syrians -- both refugees and those remaining -- the past five and a half…
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JUF condemns UNESCO’s assault on the heart and history of the Jewish people
The resolution, which condemns Israeli actions on the Temple Mount, in East Jerusalem, the West…
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Rep. Roskam puts forth legislation to combat European anti-Semitism
The Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism introduced legislation last week aimed at highlighting the growing…