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The Chicago group at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece.
Chicago members of Jewish Federations of North America’s National Young Leadership Cabinet traveled with a group of 120 national members to Greece on the annual Cabinet Study Mission.
Pictured: Alexander Zupnik, a Holocaust survivor, placing painted rocks at JCC Lake County's Daffodil Memorial Garden.
In partnership with CJE and JCC Chicago, RJD shared a powerful afternoon at the 4th annual Daffodil Memorial Garden Program honoring the children lost in the Holocaust and those who lost their lives during the Hamas attacks in Israel. Pictured: Alexander Zupnik, a Holocaust survivor
Over 35 young adults (pictured) visited the Chicago Furniture Bank with YLD and TOV. Volunteers sorted donations, assembled new furniture, and organized the furniture showroom. (Photo credit: Matthew Reitman)
Over 35 young adults (pictured) visited the Chicago Furniture Bank with YLD and TOV. Volunteers sorted donations, assembled new furniture, and organized the furniture showroom. (Photo credit: Matthew Reitman)
In May, ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week, members of the JUF early childhood and supplemental education communities gathered to celebrate educators and honor the 2026 Sue Pinsky Award for Excellence in Jewish Education winner, Galina Kushnirski, along with inaugural JUF Education Impact Award recipients Lynn Friend and Tammy Goldstein. From left: Galina Kushnirski, Lynn Friend, Tammy Goldstein.
JUF early childhood and supplemental education communities gathered to celebrate educators and honor the 2026 Sue Pinsky Award for Excellence in Jewish Education winner, Galina Kushnirski, along with inaugural JUF Education Impact Award recipients Lynn Friend and Tammy Goldstein. From left: Galina Kushnirski, Lynn Friend, Tammy Goldstein.
Idan Amedi performs one of his original pieces, known for their emotional resonance and powerful lyrics. (Photo credit: Robert Kusel)
In May, the Women’s Philanthropy 2026 Spring Event drew 559 attendees, and featured Idan Amedi—Israeli singer-songwriter, musician, and star of the Israeli Netflix thriller Fauda—in conversation with best-selling author and Jewish activist Samantha Ettus. Amedi also sang for the crowd.
A group of sixty-five young adults joined YLD to catch the Chicago Cubs face off against the Milwaukee Brewers.
A group of sixty-five young adults joined YLD to catch the Chicago Cubs face off against the Milwaukee Brewers.

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