Guide Category: Organizations, Events, Activities
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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Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
Offers learning opportunities that are rooted in Jewish wisdom and culture and open to all. Offerings are designed to enable personal growth, train future leaders, and engage individuals in exploration of Jewish life. Graduate programs and professional workshops are offered in the Chicago area, in select locations across North America, in Israel, and through distance learning. Public programs including films, speakers, seminars, concerts, and exhibits are offered at the Institute's Michigan Avenue facility, in the Chicago suburbs, and online.
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Klezmer Music Foundation
The Klezmer Music Foundation was founded in 1994 to further the educational and outreach activities of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band. Their charitable work includes: performances for senior citizen residences, school concerts, the Junior Klezmer Orchestra, the Salaam-Shalom Music Project, the Yiddish Arts Ensemble, klezmer workshops and master classes, and more.
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Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
Producers of the biennial festival of Jewish music, art, dance, food, and fun.
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American Jewish Artists Club
Jewish artists working in various media and thematic subjects; art exhibits, newsletter, lectures, and meetings to discuss issues in the arts.
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Yiddish Music Archives
A large collection of recorded and printed resources for the study of traditional klezmer music; available for purchase.
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National Yiddish Book Center
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building 1021 West Street Amherst MA 01002 (413) 256-4900 (413) 256-4700 [email protected] http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org Non-profit organization working to tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating and disseminating Yiddi
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Chicago Israeli Dancing
Chicago's longest running recreational Israeli folk dance session. Meets every Thursday night (except for holidays).All are welcome!