Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center) with Tasheim Ramsey Pack (left) and Cooper Clack and Jeilani Rhone-Collins (right) in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. (Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel) ...

After more than three decades of lending his voice, heart, and pen, Paul Wieder--longtime Jewish Chicago Associate Editor and passionate member of the community--retired from JUF in October, leaving ...

You can't help but marvel at the ingenuity of the Israeli people. Even now--two years since the darkest day in its history--Israel continues to innovate. Back in 1948, when Israel was founded, ...

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Donna Kahan will receive the Federation’s highest honor, the annual Julius Rosenwald Memorial Award, at the Annual Meeting In a year of immense challenges for the Jewish people, the Chicago Jewish ...

"If we don't have peace in Israel, which is the ultimate sweet gift, then I would say I am looking forward to my friend Cindy bringing me some chocolate rugelach from Boulangerie Cheskie in Montreal.

The youngest of four children, Irving "Irv" Barr's arrival was a happy surprise for his family. His parents and siblings doted on the youngest, nicknamed "Tots" by his dad. A rags to riches story, the ...

Ryan Merkow—pictured with his wife and daughter—studied for his adult bar mitzvah in 2023. At 13, Ryan Merkow didn't have a bar mitzvah. But three decades later, Merkow--now a surgical oncologist ...

At just 33 years of age, Mike Berman landed his dream job in Chicago. The Northbrook-raised lifelong sports fan nabbed the gig as a sports reporter for NBC Chicago in 2016 and has since interviewed ...

The “Jew-Fro”/ By J. Kott-Wolle/Oil on Canvas, 14 x 18, painted 2019. Original photo taken in 1975 There is no moment too small or too large in contemporary Jewish life for Jacqueline Kott-Wolle to ...

Wendy C. Abrams' path to her new role as JUF Board Chair is guided by a powerful mindset: say 'yes' and show up. "I believe we have a communal responsibility to take care of our most vulnerable and ...

Wendy Platt Newberger has hosted countless of Israeli families in her Chicago home through the years. So, when she learned of an opportunity to host a family from Kibbutz Holit for a week this past ...