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…
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…
The Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation Committee on Antisemitism - Response to Urbana City Council Resolution No. 2024-03-013R, March 20, 2024
On March 18, 2024, the Urbana City Council passed a resolution entitled "Resolution No. 2024-03-013R: A Resolution Calling for the End of the Gaza …
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 …
Under Tutelage of CUJF's Holocaust Education Center, Local High School Senior Wins 2nd Place in National Film Contest
On March 10th, Natalee Hunter, a senior at Sullivan High School in East Central Illinois, received a second place award in the high school film division of the Holocaust Art…
