The golden age of Jewish celebrity "Eminent Jews" profiles Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein ...

The Center for Jewish Life’s Makom fellows with Rabbi Jennie Bunde (second from the right in the front row) at their mid-year retreat. (The Center for Small Town Jewish Life) Eighteen years ago, Rabbi ...

A scene from JCC FIlm Fest's Bad Shabbos, starring Kyra Sedgwick. Reflecting on the selections for the 12th annual JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival, Ilene Uhlmann realized that all of its 19 films ...

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 ...

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 ...

Award-winning local author Lisa Barr never could have imagined just how "eerily relevant" her fourth book, Goddess of Warsaw , would be today when she began researching it more than two years ago. And ...

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 ...

Israel’s Memorial and Independence DaysSame every year, but different this year Israel’s Memorial and Independence Days ...

When Elizabeth Walder, President and Executive Director of the Walder Foundation, met with Lonnie Nasatir soon after he became President of JUF in 2019, she was especially impressed with his warmth, ...