The Young Leadership Division of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is committed to building a better Jewish community in Chicago, Israel, and throughout the world. We ...

David Denby's Eminent Jews slyly takes its title from Lytton Strachey's 1918 book Eminent Victorians, a group biography that took a mostly irreverent look at four prominent personalities of the ...

Mini Israel Wall Hanging created by Dalia Finestein, of Made by Dalia. Just in time for Chanukah, Makers of Israel (makersofisrael.com) is launching to connect Israeli artisans with international ...

Now, more than ever, Schneider Deli owner Jake Schneider feels a responsibility to showcase his Jewish pride. (Photo credit: Tim McCoy.) Jake Schneider twirls a new mezuzah between his fingertips as ...

The Jewish summer camp movement emerged in the late 19 th century to provide Jewish children respite from cramped urban areas, a chance to enjoy being a kid, and a place to live as Jews. In the wake ...

At just 4 years old, Zoey Deutch decided what she wanted to be when she grew up--an actress. The young girl was especially inspired while watching her mother, legendary actress Lea Thompson, perform ...

Much has changed since my parents sent me to Jewish day school. Yet, the core lessons I learned back then remain the same. What follows are three examples of lessons from day school that ultimately ...

Four generations carry on the tradition of supporting JUF: Jane Cadden Lederman, along with her mother, Edie, daughter, and granddaughter, at a JUF event in 2017. Before we usher in the Jewish new ...

The author's four books are infused with Jewish themes, chief among them Nazi-looted art, and the role of art more broadly. Her latest novel follows in the footsteps of her third book, Woman on Fire, ...

Buffalo Grove native Josh Frydman is living out his childhood dream: He's a sports reporter for WGN-TV and co-anchor of GN Sports, the network's nightly sports show. Prior to returning to his sweet ...

If not for Shabbat, I don't know how I would find time to slow down and truly appreciate the joys of fatherhood like reading to my kids on the couch, looking for bunnies outdoors, and singing songs on ...

When Robb Tadelman was sworn into office as the Sheriff of McHenry County in December 2022, he became, according to those in the know, the highest-ranking Jewish law enforcement official in the State ...