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National and Overseas—The Jewish United Fund of Chicago (JUF) [2] conducts fundraising activities by means of annual calendar year campaigns and makes allocations/grants to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) [3] and the Jewish Federation of Chicago (JF). Through its allocation to JFNA, JUF supports services to nearly 2 million ...
History of the Jews of Chicago. Chicago Jewish Historical Society, 1924. ISBN 978-0922984046 1990 reprint available. Rosen, Rhoda (editor). The Shaping of a Community: The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. Chicago: Spertus Press, 1999. Roth, Walter. Looking Backward: True Stories from Chicago's Jewish Past. Academy Chicago Publishers ...
The first Jewish federation was founded in Boston in 1895 as Associated Jewish Philanthropies. [2] [3] Cincinnati formed its federation, United Jewish Social Agencies, the next year. Chicago founded its federation in 1900 followed by St. Louis. [3] Federations were soon formed in many other cities with large Jewish populations.
CJE SeniorLife is a not-for-profit partner with the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago in providing direct social services, healthcare, and support to Chicago-area residents of all faiths. Originally founded as the Council for Jewish Elderly, the organization was renamed CJE SeniorLife in 2008.
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) is a nonprofit organization based in Chicago that mobilizes the Jewish community of the region to advance racial and economic justice. JCUA partners with diverse community groups across the city and state to combat racism , antisemitism , poverty and other forms of systemic oppression, through grassroots ...
Delegation of Jewish Federations of North America in Israel. The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), formerly the United Jewish Communities (UJC), [5] is an American Jewish umbrella organization for the Jewish Federations system, representing over 350 independent Jewish communities across North America that raise and distribute over $2 billion annually, including through planned giving ...
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Sol Goldstein (March 30, 1914 – September 3, 1992) [1] was a leader in the Chicago Jewish community, a Zionist activist and a philanthropist. He survived imprisonment by Nazi Germany in World War II , and later moved to the US.