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The latest information from JUF on canceled programs and changed plans

by JUF News April 2, 2020

After 60 years, Canada’s leading Jewish newspaper to close amid coronavirus crisisYou’ve probably forgotten how good ‘The Prince of Egypt’ is. Well, now it’s on Hulu.Passover Bingo, coronavirus quarantine editionIn new Passover children’s books, meet a googly eyed gator and spend a seder in outer spaceRabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim, renowned British authority on kosher laws, dies of coronavirus9 Jews die of coronavirus in Sweden, which has Europe’s laxest containment policyAron Halpern, 92, survived the Holocaust and thrived in the United StatesImmanuel Chanuka, 84, cared for sick Danish JewsIsrael cordons off heavily infected Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei BrakPakistani government delays release of accomplice jailed in Daniel Pearl’s killing as it appeals murder acquittal

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Virtual Events

To keep our community safe, JUF is now offering several virtual event experiences. We hope you can join us!

by JUF NewsApril 3, 2020

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In 2019, you helped change the world

Together, JUF Annual Campaign donors raised record $89 million for those in need here and around the globe.

by JOEL SCHATZJanuary 16, 2020

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U of I Housing staff gets in-depth training on antisemitism

The course, created by JUF, follows several incidents on campus

by JUF NewsJanuary 21, 2020

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