Annual Campaign Event 2024: Remarks from our Executive Director

Last night our community gathered at The Venue CU for the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation's annual campaign fundraiser. Included below are the remarks by our Executive Director, Ma'ayan Weinberg. We are grateful to the committee who put on this event, Ken Krimstein our keynote speaker, an…

A Joint Letter From Stand With Us and CUJF

 

This week the following joint letter was issued to the cities of Urbana, Champaign, and the Cunningham Township:

 

Dear Cunningham Township Board, The Urbana City Council, and The Champaign City Council,

In recent months, there has been intense pressure on many local governments to p…

CUJF Board Adopts IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

On 29 September 2024 the CUJF AS Committee voted 8 FOR to 2 AGAINST to recommend to the CUJF Board of Directors that CUJF adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism, with examples, as its policy.

On October 15th, 2024…

Committee on Antisemitism - Response to Urbana City Council Resolution 3/24

The Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation Committee on Antisemitism - Response to Urbana City Council Resolution No. 2024-03-013R, March 20, 2024

Reflections on the Movie "Golda"

Reflections on the movie Golda by Brett Ashley Kaplan

On August 23rd, the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation in collaboration with the UIUC Department of Jewish Studies hosted a private showing of the upcoming film Golda. Prior to the film, a panel of three local female poitical leaders …