Guide Category: Community Organizations
The Guide to Jewish Living offers a comprehensive, up-to-date directory of Chicago-area Jewish organizations, resources, products, and services. The guide acts as a community driven lexicon sponsored by Jewish Chicago: The JUF’s Magazine to foster connection and support. Email [email protected] with questions or for information on advertising opportunities.
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
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Hidden Children/Child Survivors Chicago
Members of this international organization survived the Holocaust, as children in Europe during World War II.
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Yeshiva Ohr Boruch-The Veitzener Cheder
Orthodox school for boys, grades Nursery-8. Hebrew studies are taught in Yiddish.
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JCC Chicago Women’s Board
The JCC Chicago Women’s Board is a dedicated volunteer organization with an ongoing legacy of financial commitment, providing annual scholarship assistance to eligible campers at ‘Z’ Frank Apachi J Camp, Elaine Frank Apachi J Camp, Apachi Village J Camp, Camp Chi and all JCC Chicago Apachi J Camps in the city. Annual Women’s Board activities and initiatives strengthen JCC camps and enhance programs and facilities. The JCC Chicago Women’s Board also provides direct services to the needs of the greater Chicago Jewish community.
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JCC Pritzker Center for Jewish Education
Supporting Jewish educational programs and services offered by JCC.
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Road Scholar, formerly Elderhostel
JCC offers a variety of multi-day programs with a focus on Chicago. Each program provides an opportunity for stimulating and interesting experiences and discussions, enriched by the insight of expert docents and the company of fellow lifelong learners. Past programs have included Signature City Chicago, A Taste of Chicago's Food History, Beautiful Music at Ravinia, Theatre in Chicago, and City Highlights Weekend. Road Scholar programs offer adults 55+ affordable, short-term vacation opportunities designed to be both educationally and culturally stimulating and socially gratifying. Program fees include Road Scholar educational sessions, accommodations, entertainment and most meals.
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JCC Chicago Kehilla Programs
Sustaining a vibrant Jewish community. The Rose and Sidney N. Shure Kehilla Program is aimed at helping young adults and young families engage with Jewish life on the North Side of Chicago. The program is focused on sustaining a vibrant Jewish community in the City of Chicago with extensive engagement opportunities for singles and young married couples.
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JCC Maccabi Chicago
An annual, international Olympic-style sporting event held each summer in select cities for Jewish teens, 13-16 years of age. Competition includes basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, flag football, volleyball, track and field, swimming, tennis, golf, ice hockey and more. The largest organized sports program for Jewish teenagers in the world, the Games provide 6,000 Jewish youth with an unparalleled athletic and cultural experience and strengthens Jewish identity. A summer arts experience for creative Jewish teens ages 13-17 features workshops in a variety of specialties with some of the leading artists in each field and incorporates community service, social activities, and themes of Jewish heritage, community, and Israel.
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JCC Chi Town Connection
Year-round teen program offers social, recreational and cultural activities, leadership development and volunteer opportunities.
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JCC Chicago Sports & Aquatics
JCC Chicago offers a wide variety of sports programming at locations across Chicagoland. All programs provide an opportunity to learn new skills and progress in development through instruction, practice, and individual or team play. Children will learn a love for sports and find new challenges in a variety of classes and leagues within an appropriately competitive atmosphere. Staff is trained to enhance self esteem, teach skills and bring Jewish values to life both on and off the field/court. JCC Chicago also excels at group and individual swim instruction at all swim levels as well as lifeguard training. Swim lessons begin for children as young as three months old. Parent/tot, group and private swim lessons are also available. All-In Swim is a new, inclusive learn-to-swim program for children with autism spectrum disorder and is offered at aquatic locations across the city and suburbs.
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JCC Chicago’s J at School
Start and end each school day with learning, excitement and fun. J at School offers year-round programming with After School, Before School and Enrichment programs. Highly trained JCC staff guide children through entertaining and academically enriching activities, assist