2024 Annual Meeting & Staff Awards
On September 10, our community gathered for the 2024 JCC Chicago Annual Meeting & Staff Awards at ‘Z’ Frank Apachi in Northbrook. We heard from President & CEO Addie Goodman, outgoing JCC Chicago Board Chair David Nankin, JUF Board Member and Community Building and Jewish Continuity Commission Chair Steve Erlebacher, incoming Board Chair Stuart Hochwert […] 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 ›
2023 Inaugural Staff Impact Award
JCC Chicago is proud to announce the inaugural 2023 Staff Impact Award winner: Ilene Uhlmann, Director of Community Engagement. This award celebrates a staff member who goes above and beyond exemplifying the agency’s core values of Creativity and Innovation, Customer Experience, Self-Leadership & Accountability and Teamwork & Collaboration. As Director of Community Engagement, Ilene has […] Learn More ›
Some Things Happen For A Reason
Sometimes I forget I am gay. I have only been out for 7 years, yet in ways, it’s been a lifetime. I have been so fortunate trailblazers have paved the way before me, fighting for their rights to work, live and succeed in life, being their true selves. I am fortunate to have a kind, […] Learn More ›
When I Have Time
How often did we say these things to ourselves time after time when it came to self-care, family obligations or just about anything that sounded a tab bit inconvenient in our day to day lives? Now, with this newfound time on our hands, we have taken up hobbies we’ve talked about doing; reading more, cleaning […] Learn More ›
Choosing An Attitude of Gratitude
One positive aspect of being home for our graphic design team is the gift of time to concept, to do some bigger thinking about what our direction should or could take in the fall. The opportunity to create and brand Channel J was exciting for us to take on. But for some reason, I felt […] Learn More ›