Online site illuminates the shared history of Denmark and the Jewish people. Read More »
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Online site illuminates the shared history of Denmark and the Jewish people. Read More »
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Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Cohen Center for Jewish Life welcome new leaders. Read More »
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Giladgreetings.Org to collect birthday and High Holiday messages; campaign to include week-long display in heart of Times Square. Read More »
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One intern’s story. Read More »
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In honor of the Jewish harvest holiday Sukkot, the Chicago North Shore Section of the National Council of Jewish Women will create its annual sukkah display in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden, on view from Sept. 22 through Oct. 1. Read More »
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11: 30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, ABC7-Channel 7 Read More »
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11: 30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, ABC7-Channel 7 Read More »
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The monsoon rains that flooded Pakistan’s northwest region started nearly a month ago and have killed more than 1,000 people and left millions homeless. Read More »
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee has responded to disasters previously in Pakistan with humanitarian aid. Read More »
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Israel and the Palestinians to relaunch direct peace talks in September, though the parameters remain vague. Read More »
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Community invited to look back on past year, recognize leaders. Read More »
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So many variables are in play that Netanyahu and Obama themselves are probably still unsure of the answers. Read More »
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Sinai Health System Board Chair Steve Koch calls 3,100-mile ride with son Jacob “realization of a dream” Read More »
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Prof. Elon Lindenstrauss of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem today received the Fields Medal for 2010 a prize regarded as the “Nobel Prize” in mathematics that is awarded once in four years. Read More »
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Event is of international importance, zoo officials say Read More »
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Mayor Daley announced trip at press conference Read More »
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a panel investigating the Gaza bound Turkish flotilla incident that Israeli commandos acted in accordance with international law. Read More »
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The U.S. Treasury blacklisted 21 state owned Iranian companies as part of a growing and coordinated international effort to undercut Tehran’s ability to use units in Europe and Asia to facilitate financial transactions and weapons development, The Read More »
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Reach Across Illinois Campuses intern reflects on journey Read More »
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Presence of cameramen, journalists at site of deadly clash proves it was planned ambush, IDF says Read More »
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In honor of the latest revelations about Knicks’ star player Amar’e Stoudemire’s Jewish ancestry, Sports Illustrated has compiled a list of the best Jewish athletes of the past decades. Read More »
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Write On Fellows visit Israel. Read More »
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Earlier today the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) fired at an IDF position along the Lebanese border in northern Israel, according to a report from Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read More »
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Israel’s largest garbage dump—almost 600 million cubic feet of festering waste—has been renamed in honor of Ariel Sharon, writes Slate’s Zac Unger. Read More »
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Richard Katz helped build Chicago’s Jewish community, literally. With over 100 construction and renovation projects completed, Katz—the first executive director of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago’s Facilities Corporation—has much to be proud of. Read More »
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Even as Federations in other communities have been compelled to reduce allocations, the Jewish United Fund Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago continues to maintain the breadth and scope of its commitments to its beneficiary and affiliate agencies locally, nationally and overseas. Read More »
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Ben Gurion University has created a public garden in memory of Lillian Goodman who passed away last November. To be known as the Lillian Goodman Garden, the venue encompasses 3,800 square feet and features trees and flowers, walking paths, and benches. Read More »
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Israel Business, Science & Tech. Read More »
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While her friends are going to orientations and packing up for a year, Jacquie Zaluda was packing for the rest of her life. Read More »
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The first community visited was Kiryat Gat, in JUF’s Partnership 2000 region. Read More »
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As members of Beth Emet The Free Synagogue celebrate the congregation’s 60th anniversary, they bid farewell to their rabbi. Read More »
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Rick Katz, executive director of JFMC’s Facilities Corporation, retires after 24 years. Read More »
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Obituaries that appeared in the August issue of JUF News. Read More »
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A groundbreaking tradition in the making. Read More »
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Sharing explorations of Bernstein, composer, conductor, educator, and activist, unveiling his process of bringing this icon alive on stage. Read More »
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What are we to do with these 40 days? Read More »
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The controversial Rotem Conversion Law. Read More »
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Jane Charney Staff Writer Even as Federations in other communities have been compelled to reduce allocations, the Jewish United Fund Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago continues to maintain the breadth and scope of its Read More »
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A free family Wellness Fair. Read More »
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Internationally-acclaimed Israeli author. Read More »
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The great conveyor belt. Read More »
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Taxwise Giver. Read More »
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Etgar Keret returns to the Midwest August 22 to begin a two-week stint as “artist-in-residence”. Read More »
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The dust is starting to settle over the latest conversion skirmish. Read More »
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The venue encompasses 3,800 square feet and features trees, flowers, walking paths, benches. Read More »
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A North Side man was convicted Tuesday of mailing a bomb threat to Ida Crown Jewish Academy, an Orthodox Jewish high school in Chicago in 2008. Mohammed Alkaramla, who has dual U.S. Read More »
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He was recognized for his endeavors on behalf of the Jewish community, domestically and abroad. Read More »
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Subsidized wages make program advantageous for local firms Read More »
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Israel responds to Goldstone in post-Cast Lead report to UN Read More »
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Welcome to JUF News Wedding Announcements. Announce a wedding or anniversary on juf.org and in the print edition of JUF News for free See Announcement Guidelines. E mail weddings@juf.org for more info. Read More »
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Y.E.S. provides temporary employment through subsidized wages. Read More »
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The award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary from filmmakers Elliot Berlin and Joe Fab Read More »
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Program currently operates in Kiryat Gat; will expand to 10 cities Read More »
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Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Natan Sharansky is leading a coalition against the bill that includes the the North American Jewish federation system. Read More »
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If you could invite anyone for Shabbat dinner, living or dead, who would it be? Read More »
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Video available on YouTube Read More »
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300 Jewish community leaders attended Read More »
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Wins Top Local Honor for Third Time. Read More »
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While her friends are going to college orientations and packing up for a year, Jacquie Zaluda is packing for the rest of her life. Her life—18 years so far—has to fit into two suitcases. Read More »
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