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Lonnie Nasatir has been named as President-Elect of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. He will assume the role of President on July 1, 2019. Nasatir has served as the Anti-Defamation League’s Regional…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Marlene Targ Brill mines the true stories of children whose courage and abilities change their world. Her latest picture book features Louise Dunn Yochim, whose skills as a…

By Steven Franklin, Special to Chicago Jewish News Recently it was my privilege to participate in the 2018 Israel Bike Ride organized by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), an organization dedicated to improving the…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Children like learning from play and the Chicago Jewish Day School has plenty to offer with its state-of-the-art “playscape” that opened recently at its campus in Irving Park….

By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Quiet and near-poignant moments with her residents have meant the most to Elly Bauman in her first few months as executive director of the Park Plaza Jewish Senior…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News The vote is in over mixed seating at Lincolnwood Jewish Congregation A. G. Beth Israel. The permanent erection of a mechitza, approved by 61 percent of the membership,…

By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Mardi Kaplan only knows how to be positive. As a breast cancer survivor, she says she has her down days, “but for the most part I’m walking this…

By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Aryeh Bernstein has a notable precedent in presenting a video talk saying human rights and justice are rooted in a holy text like the Torah. Ad-libbing much of…

By Harold Witkov, Special to Chicago Jewish News Tears come from the heart and not from the brain – Leonardo da Vinci When I was twenty-one years of age, I had a very personal spiritual experience. While…