Music & Hope Filled The Air At The 2nd Annual Growing Hope Concert
Wow! What a night we had at the 2nd Annual Growing Hope Concert and Community Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 25, a.k.a., the recently proclaimed Illinois Growing Hope Day! Together, we reveled in the inspiring performances and celebrated our shared commitment to creating a kinder, more inclusive world. We also welcomed YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago as […] Learn More ›
Sowing the Seeds of a Brighter Future: Cook County United Against Hate is Growing Hope
JCC Chicago has been proud to partner with Cook County United Against Hate, starting with our Violins of Hope Chicago initiative in 2023. What was a big idea all about kindness, unity and hope inspired JCC Chicago to launch a movement that we call Growing Hope. It is a call to action, a mindset, and movement designed […] Learn More ›
Hope Is A Story
“Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution — more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us what to hang on to.” –Story coach Lisa Kron, author of Wired for Story I’ve been in love with storytelling for as long as I can remember. My first time […] Learn More ›
Growing Hope
“The deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.” – President Biden, October 11, 2023 From April to September 2023, JCC Chicago hosted the most expansive and longest running Violins of Hope project since the founding of the initiative in 2006. Violins of Hope is a collection of Holocaust-era stringed instruments that have been rescued and […] Learn More ›