Loop & Near North If you like urban pleasures, favor walking to work, savor dining al fresco, theatre, art museums and galleries, and acclaimed architecture, there’s a neighborhood for you. Don’t be deterred by traffic, tumult and construction. Wind your way to Chicago’s Loop and near north.
For visitors and residents alike, downtown Chicago abounds in attractions. There are plazas with mosaics and sculpture; the busi- ness and financial district; Navy Pier with its rides, restaurants and theatres; Orchestra Hall, Lyric Opera and theatrical stage ven- ues; shopping on State Street
and the Magnificent Mile; and Photo: Gina Barrera Grant Park with its annual Taste of Chicago, concerts and music festi- singles and empty nesters who vals. And in warm seasons, tens of moved to the suburbs while raising thousands of sunbathers flock to the children and now have returned to Oak Street and North Avenue beach- enjoy center city amenities. es. The downtown region is also home Housing tends to be condos and to the central offices of the Jewish rentals, with loft conversions the lat- United Fund/Jewish Federation of est trend. You’ll find apartment build- Metropolitan Chicago at 1 S. Franklin ings interspersed among office build- St., Ben Gurion Way. The building also ings downtown, heavy concentrations houses a number of Jewish Federation to the east near Lake Michigan and to agencies, including Jewish Vocational the north in Streeterville and along Service, Jewish Family and Community Lake Shore Drive on the Gold Coast. Service, Jewish Children’s Bureau, In recent years, River North has gained Jewish Community Centers and in popularity. The downtown area is Chicago Board of Rabbis. It is also home to longtime residents as well as home to JUF’s Jewish Community Relations Council, the umbrella body for 47 major Jewish organizations in Chicago.
Two Federation agencies are located at 618 S. Michigan Avenue. The Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies There are a half dozen congregations offers an array of academic programs in the downtown-near north area, and houses the Norman and Helen including Reform, Conservative, Asher Library and Chicago Jewish Traditional and non-denominational. Archives as well as the Spertus Museum featuring the largest Jewish Also serving Jewish students and the museum in the Midwest, and the Zell wider community Mildred and William Holocaust Memorial exhibit. The Levine Hillel Center at the University Community Foundation for Jewish of Illinois at Chicago and DePaul Education, a support foundation of University Hillel. the Jewish Federation, provides resources and services on behalf of the Conservative, Reconstructionist and Reform congregations and their movements.
SEE THE GUIDE ONLINE AT www.juf.org 2002 1 Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Edgewater On a clear, sunny day, driving north on Lake Shore Drive in Lincoln Park and Lakeview, the beautiful panorama of Lake Michigan and its inviting beaches is one of Chicagoland’s premiere attractions.
Add in the nearby park and zoo, the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field, and numerous theatrical, cultural and culi- nary venues, and it’s easy to under- stand the popularity of the high-rise apartment buildings along the Drive and the gentrified neighborhoods westward.
While the rental, condo and coop buildings along the lakefront have long been home to many Jews, the diverse neighborhoods to the west in nominal fee. Hundreds of previously Lincoln Park and Lakeview have in unaffiliated young adults participate recent years attracted large numbers in holiday services and celebrations of young Jewish families and singles. and other activities. They’ve also attracted higher housing prices as the building boom contin- Keeping kosher is now a 24-hour-a- ues. Further north in the Edgewater day option thanks to the efforts of area, there are some signs of revital- locals. Two years ago the area’s ization, typified by condominium con- main supermarket began selling a version of the old Edgewater Hotel. wide selection of kosher meats and poultry, breads, cakes, salads, Jewish Federation agencies serve a packaged lunch meats, frozen foods and dairy products. Many kosher food products are also available at other area markets.
While Lincoln Park and Lakeview are generally considered to be upscale communities, many people living in Uptown and Edgewater are less fortu- nate. Studies have shown that there are nearly 40,000 poor or near-poor Jews living in the Chicago area. EZRA, a Federation multi-service agency, provides emergency services, job placement, advocacy with landlords, and other help to this population through its Dina and Eli Field Multi- variety of needs in the area. The Service Center in Uptown. The Florence G Heller JCC offers a wide Center, which recently moved to new, range of programs, classes and activi- larger facilities on W. Wilson Avenue ties for children and adults. The inno- also houses the JUF Uptown Café, vative City North Kehilla, a joint pro- which conducts a kosher meal pro- gram of the JCC and five area congre- gram for the poor with the aid of gations, offers adults under 30 mem- some 2,000 volunteers. bership at all six institutions for one
SEE THE GUIDE ONLINE AT www.juf.org 2002 2 West Rogers Park West Rogers Park is home to the largest concentration of Jews in the city, although the numbers have declined since the l960s, when Jews comprised more than two- thirds of the total population.
Significant numbers of Jews also live in adjacent neighborhoods like Peterson Park and Hollywood Park, as well as Rogers Park, where many retirees remain, particularly along Sheridan Road.
The first settler in the area, way back Among the other organizations locat- in the 1830s, was Philip Rogers, who ed in West Rogers Park are Federation traded with the indigenous Native beneficiaries The Ark; Associated Americans, and later bought a 1,600 Talmud Torahs headquarters, its Ida acre tract from the U.S. Government. Crown Jewish Academy and day With large numbers of Orthodox as schools; Yeshivas Brisk and CJE low- well as Reform and Conservative Jews, moderate income housing. Other area plus a mélange of other religious and groups serving the Chicago communi- ethnic groups, West Rogers Park is ty include the Chicago Rabbinical today one of the most ethnically and Council, the Chicago Community religiously diverse neighborhoods in Kollel and the ORT school, located in the former Beth El site. Information on the metropolitan area. and fish retailers and Jewish book- these and other organizations appears stores. If you crave kosher pizza, Nowhere in the city is there greater in listings throughout this guide. Chinese food or Mid-Eastern delica- access to all things Jewish than in cies, you can find them in West Rogers West Rogers Park. There are more West Rogers Park has many other Park. than 20 congregations in the area, the attributes contributing to quality of life. Enthusiastic residents point to its majority of which are Orthodox or There continues to be a strong Jewish location with easy access to the Loop Traditional. There are kosher butchers, organizational presence in the com- and city amenities (20 minutes by car bakers, restaurants and food markets munity, including many Jewish or Metra) and to the suburbs. as well as supermarkets which carry a Federation agencies and beneficiaries. Proximity to Lake Michigan is another variety of certified products. For example, along a few block stretch plus. They also give high marks to of Touhy Avenue, there is the Bernard housing, with single family homes and Horwich Jewish Community Center; town houses more moderately priced the Jewish Family and Community than in other neighborhoods in the Service Virginia Frank Child city and suburbs. Development Center; the headquar- ters offices of the Council for Jewish Elderly and the CJE Swartzberg House; Keshet day camp; the Hebrew Theological College’s Anne Blitstein Teachers Institute for Women; the Mount Sinai Touhy Health Center and the West Rogers Park Jewish Community For many years, Devon Avenue was Council. The Horwich JCC, as the central Jewish marketplace. In the focal point for many recent years, other ethnic groups have community activities, serves moved into the area, establishing their the diverse needs of all ages own shopping districts on Devon. of long-time residents as well
However, along a few block area, one Photos: Gina Barrera as newly arrived immigrants can still find several synagogues and a from the former Soviet variety of kosher restaurants, meat Union.
3 Guide to Jewish Living in Chicago Hyde Park-Kenwood The Hyde Park, Kenwood and South Shore neighborhoods were in the 1930s and 1940s home to the most affluent Jewish community in Chicago. Today, though smaller in numbers, the Hyde Park-Kenwood Jewish community remains active and com- mitted, thanks to the presence of historic congregations (includ- ing Chicago’s oldest), a vibrant Jewish day school, JCC and Hillel chapter, and proximity to a world-class university.
In the aftermath of devastating Chicago fires in 1871 and l874, the Jewish community began gradual moves south from the Loop.
In the early1880s, leading Jewish busi- nessmen helped avert a financial crisis that threatened the future of the University of Chicago. Their support continued over the following years.
The intellectual aura of a major uni- versity is now a factor attracting new residents to Hyde Park.
The University of Chicago has always attracted a high percentage of Jewish students and faculty. Among its Nobel Prize winners are author Saul Bellow and economist Milton Friedman. The Johanna and Herman Newberger Hillel Center at the University of Chicago Photos: Gina Barrera involves large numbers of Jewish stu- After years of soul searching and needs dents, faculty and staff in the course assessment, Rodfei Zedek congregants of a school year, in a variety of activi- decided to take the unusual step of ties. One event that has enjoyed great tearing down its existing building and success for more than half-a-century is rebuilding at the same location. This the annual Latke-Hamentash also involved a unique partnership with Symposium, a tongue-in-cheek debate the Hyde Park Jewish Community featuring noted scholars arguing the Center, which now shares the new merits of the holiday goodies. Jewish community campus, dedicated Residents extol the virtues of the area, in September, 2000 citing Hyde Park as a pretty neighbor- Established more than 50 years ago, hood with nice beaches and parks, the Hyde Park JCC offers programs and ready proximity to the Loop. They and classes for all ages, ranging from see the diverse neighborhood as a enrichment classes for infants, tod- good place to raise children, with plus- dlers and preschool children to an es like access to music teachers, art active Children’s Department, to a centers, the Museum of Science and popular summer camping program Industry, the well known Lab School, and its Adult Department activities, and the University of Chicago with its which includes many classes and pro- cultural offerings. grams for seniors.
SEE THE GUIDE ONLINE AT www.juf.org 2002 4 Near North Suburbs Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Glenview, Northfield Drive along the near north suburban lakefront communities and you’ll be mightily impressed as you are transported into a beautiful region of stately homes and scenic vistas. Erasmus Patterson was.
In 1836, long before covered wagons meant SUVs, Mr. Patterson, wife Zeruah and their five children were heading west from Vermont in a cov- ered wagon. They stopped for a night in a hilly part of what is today Winnetka. They were so entranced with the setting that they never left. Folks have been enchanted by the North Shore ever since.
In addition to the lure of the lakefront and its beautiful, sandy beaches, peo- ple have also moved into attractive neighborhoods in the western areas of Winnetka and Wilmette as well as into adjoining communities like Glenview and Northfield, enjoying the many amenities the region offers. The Winnetka has three beaches and an communities range from 15 to 20 ice arena. Wilmette has four golf miles distance from Chicago’s Loop. courses and two indoor ice rinks. Glenview has a number of parks and Evanston is a culturally-oriented com- playgrounds and a large nature pre- munity boasting distinctive architec- serve. ture, historical charm, several theater groups, a symphony orchestra and Shoppers can choose between hun- numerous museums and art galleries. dreds of in-town businesses or out- Northwestern University —with the door malls like Eden’s Plaza and Plaza new Louis and Saerree Fiedler Hillel Del Lago, one of the oldest shopping Center — enhances the community’s centers in the U.S. Evanston has a cultural scene. The city’s recreation downtown second in size only to department runs several parks, public Chicago’s Loop. All five communities beaches and community centers. The are close to Old Orchard and community is served by Metra and Northbrook Court malls. CTA transportation with easy access The area’s Jewish community is served to Chicago. by nearly a dozen congregations rep- Winnetka’s school district includes the resenting every stream, many with renowned New Trier High School— early childhood centers, after-school, rival to Evanston Township High and adult education programs. The School—which also serves Wilmette Council for Jewish Elderly’s Klafter and Northfield. Most Glenview high Assisted Living Residence is in schoolers attend Glenbrook South Wilmette and there are retirement and High School, while some attend New senior care facilities in the region. Trier or Maine East High. Wilmette is also home to the popular Kohl Children’s Museum. Area resi- Each of the communities has extensive dents of all ages can participate park systems and activities. The in activities at Jewish Community Winnetka Community House is a hub Centers located in nearby communi- for local activities and organizations. ties.
5 Guide to Jewish Living in Chicago Northern Lakefront Suburbs Glencoe, Highland Park, Lake Forest In the early 1900s, the northern lakefront became a popular place for affluent Chicagoans to establish summer residences. By 1920, a number of Jews had become year-round residents of Highland Park and Glencoe, finding those communities more welcoming than other North Shore towns.
Highland Park, at the southern end of Lake County and Glencoe, at the northern border of Cook County, have continued to attract Jewish families in growing numbers. Some Jewish families are also moving to Lake Forest to the immediate north of Highland Park.
Drive through the tree-lined ravine The first synagogue in the area was areas, pass by stately, upscale homes, established in 1920; today, the Jewish or pause to visit the beautiful beaches community has access to eight con- and recreational sites and you’ll gregations in Glencoe and Highland understand the attraction. Glencoe is Park, with abundant spiritual and edu- home to the Chicago Botanic Garden cational opportunities for children and with 385 spectacular acres. It also has adults. Over and above the regular the third largest collection of Frank religious school classes, there are early Lloyd Wright-designed homes in the childhood programs plus adult educa- country. At the southern end of tion sessions. In addition, area resi- Highland Park is the internationally- dents may participate in the various acclaimed venue of the performing educational, cultural and recreational arts, Ravinia Festival. Highland Park activities of the nearby Bernard has twice won the All American City Weinger JCC in Northbrook. The Award as well as a Presidential award Jewish Federation and its agencies for excellence in education and high provides a full range of services and honors for its park district. programs.
Other area amenities include attractive Highland Park offers a kosher restau- downtown business districts, good rant and a variety of kosher food Metra train and Pace bus service and shops. access to major highways. There are a number of high caliber theatre, music and arts groups and recreational facili- ties. In terms of health care, the area is served by Highland Park Hospital, a 300-bed medical center, and Lake Forest Hospital.
SEE THE GUIDE ONLINE AT www.juf.org 2002 6 North Suburbs Northbrook, Deerfield Northbrook and Deerfield have, for several years, attracted many young Jewish families with quality schools, housing, recreational and cultural amenities as well as access to diverse congregations and a growing Jewish communal infrastructure.
Located four miles west of Lake Michigan, Northbrook abuts forests and lagoons on three sides at the northern edge of Cook County. Neighboring Deerfield is at the southern end of Lake County. Both communities are near the Tri-State Tollway and Edens Expressway and are served by Metra trains. They have viable business climates and a variety of shopping options including Northbrook Court, Deerbrook Shopping Center and other malls and individual shops.
While Deerfield and Northbrook offer many features conducive to a pleasing lifestyle, residents will also find ample opportunities for a mean- ingful Jewish experience. Start with Camp is also located in Northbrook. synagogue affiliation. The two com- The Center also offers an array of munities are home to numerous con- educational and recreational programs gregations representing every stream. for adults.
Jewish affiliation and education can Northbrook also is home to the gamut begin at a young age with early child- of Jewish Federation agencies. Jewish hood learning or pre-school centers at Children’s Bureau Elaine Kersten the Jewish Federation’s Bernard Children’s Center and its North Weinger JCC in Northbrook and at Suburban Child and Family area congregations. A Jewish day Counseling Center, The Child and school education is available at every Adolescent Institute, Eva Cooper level through the Solomon Schechter Disabilities Program and The Center system. The Ariella Joy Frankel Keshet for Young Children With Autism. Day School for children with disabili- Jewish Family and Community Service ties has one of its three locations at has its North Suburban District office the Schechter site. In addition, there in Northbrook and Jewish Vocational are afternoon and Sunday classes Service has a Jewish Employment offered by congregational schools, as Network branch at the Weinger JCC. well as adult education sessions. The Dawn Schuman Institute for Jewish In recent years, the Council for Jewish Learning, which offers a broad range Elderly established a strong presence of adult classes throughout the in the area with the opening of the region, is headquartered in Weinberg Community for Senior Northbrook. Living, which houses the Gidwitz Place for Assisted Living and the Friend The Weinger JCC programs for young Center for Early Alzheimer’s Care, children attract almost 1,000 partici- with its innovative interdisciplinary pants in a variety of activities and pro- therapeutic programming in a home- grams at sites throughout the area. like Jewish setting. The popular JCC ‘Z’ Frank Apachi Day
7 Guide to Jewish Living in Chicago Far North/Northwest Suburbs Vernon Hills, Libertyville, Gurnee, Mundelein, Lake Bluff To the north of Chicago and its nearby suburbs are a number of fast-growing communities in Lake County. The diverse region features reasonable starter homes in newer subdivisions as well as magnificent country estates.
Some communities are relatively new while others boast colorful histories. Vernon Hills, incorporated in l958, began as an outgrowth of a housing division and is now home to nearly 20,000 people. The Village of Mundelein, 35 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, was first inhab- ited by the Potowatami Indians who were trading with French fur traders as early as 1650. Their first perma- nent settlers arrived in the 1830s. Through the years, Mundelein has had five names, including, briefly, “Rockefeller,” adopting its present name in l924. Further north, in what is now Gurnee, early settlers came to the area in the late 1830s by foot, horseback and oxen-drawn “Prairie Libertyville has a number of shopping Schooners.” Libertyville was founded areas and a colorful Heritage District in the early 1830s and incorporated with a variety of specialty shops. in 1882. At least three synagogues, along The far north communities offer with early childhood centers as well good schools and recreational facili- as a religious schools and adult edu- ties as well as highly heralded shop- cation activities, serve the far north ping opportunities. Gurnee is home area. Area residents have access to a to the popular Six Flags Great full range of Jewish Federation America and the vast Gurnee Mills agency services offered nearby and in outlet mall. Hawthorne Center in other northwest and north shore Vernon Hills houses 170 retailers. communities.
SEE THE GUIDE ONLINE AT www.juf.org 2002 8 Near Northwest Suburbs Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Des Plaines, Lincolnwood The near northwest suburbs are family-oriented communities, with fine schools and park districts, as well as excellent shopping and health care facilities. Depending on the neighborhood, they offer a variety of housing options and commuter-friendly access to other suburban areas and to downtown Chicago.
Skokie, some 15 miles from the Loop, has much to offer religiously, culturally and aesthetically. Described by one resident as a “wonderful mix,” the community celebrates its diversity in many ways. Public schools, where an incredible number of languages are heard, have diversity fairs celebrating countries of origin. The population mix is very much in evidence at the annual 4th of July parade, and in other monuments and flags represent- ing the residents’ countries of origin.
Skokie also draws high marks for its There is a high concentration of Jewish Federation services; the Goldie Bachmann Luftig building housing offices of the Jewish Family and Community Service, Jewish Children’s Bureau and Jewish Vocational Service; the Council for Jewish Elderly Lieberman Geriatric Health Centre and Robineau Assisted Living Residence; and the Mayer Kaplan JCC. The JCC serves a diverse, multi-generational population with a wide variety of recreational, educational, social and cultural needs, and draws many par- ticipants from neighboring communi- ties. park district facilities, its city services and its school system. The sizeable Old Orchard, a large outdoor mall in Jewish community, which includes Skokie, has undergone extensive reno- many Russian immigrants, young fam- vation and includes as anchors major ilies, and the area’s most significant department stores. Other major area population of Holocaust survivors and malls are Golf Mill Shopping Center in Holocaust-related memorials. The area Niles and Lincolnwood Town Center. enjoys access to an excellent network Among the area’s health care facilities of Jewish schools (at least four day are Evanston Northwestern Healthcare schools), organizations and services, Center, St. Francis Hospital in synagogues, and supplemental educa- Evanston and Rush-North Shore tion programs and facilities. There are Medical Center in Skokie. also a number of kosher restaurants, bakeries and food markets, particular- ly along Oakton and Dempster Streets.
9 Guide to Jewish Living in Chicago Northwest Suburbs Hoffman Estates, Wheeling, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights and Long Grove Young Jewish families, lured by housing opportunities, excellent school systems, good park districts and access to major highways, have moved in significant numbers over the past two decades to northwest suburban communities. As the numbers increase, so does the Jewish environment.
Communities like Hoffman Estates, largest of its type in the country, Wheeling, Schaumburg, Elk Grove helping to keep property taxes low. Village, Arlington Heights and Long More than one-third of Hoffman Grove all enjoyed significant growth, Estates is forest preserve and nearly but probably the greatest influx was 600 acres are used as parks and in Buffalo Grove. recreational areas. There are a vari- ety of single family homes and Located 35 miles from downtown townhouses. Wheeling is another of Chicago (a Metra train station the region’s fast-growing communi- enhances commuting to downtown) ties, fueled by industrial expansion in both Cook and Lake Counties, and affordable housing. It is a 20- Buffalo Grove is described as a great minute drive to O’Hare Airport and place to raise children both in terms buses connect with the Loop and of quality of education and Jewish nearby suburbs. community activities through local congregations and the Northwest Long Grove is an upscale community Suburban Jewish Community Center. with a quaint business district that Grove, Long Grove and Hoffman attracts shoppers from near and far to Estates. Buffalo Grove has more than 380 its more than 100 distinctive shops. acres of parks, three public golf cours- Schaumburg, 29 miles from the Loop, Residents from several communities es and a variety of park district pro- is home to the massive Woodfield participate in the broad range of grams for children and adults. It also mall and nearby Woodfield Village activities offered at the Northwest is home to a variety of kosher food Green shopping complex. The eastern Suburban JCC in the Jacob Duman stores. border of Schaumburg abuts a forest Community Building in Buffalo Grove. preserve with miles of walking and In September, 1999, the Center Arlington Heights, 27 miles from the opened its first satellite facility in the Loop, boasts an award winning park biking paths. Express Metra trains reach the Loop in 40 minutes. Woodland Commons in northern district, relatively affordable housing, Buffalo Grove to accommodate good schools and business climate. As the region’s Jewish population increasing needs for early childhood There are two Metra stops for com- grew, new congregations were and children’s programs. The Duman muters to Chicago. Elk Grove Village, formed and today the Jewish commu- Building also houses offices of Jewish 22 miles from downtown Chicago, nity is served by synagogues in Buffalo Federation agencies. has a business park reputed to be the
SEE THE GUIDE ONLINE AT www.juf.org 2002 10 Western Suburbs Oak Park, River Forest, Westchester, Lombard, Naperville, Elgin and Aurora The burgeoning Jewish community began moving westward by the tens of thousands from the Maxwell Street area to Lawndale and Garfield Park early in the last century. Now, at a time of explosive growth in the western suburbs, the Jewish community is once again on the move.
Today, there are relatively small but One may tour the historic down- growing Jewish communities in such town area that is within walking widely dispersed western suburbs as distance of the commuter rail sta- Oak Park, River Forest, Westchester, tion. The city’s “Lilac Parade” is an Lombard, Naperville, Elgin and annual favorite drawing more than Aurora. Residents can point with pride 50,000 spectators. Closer in, some has been reaching out to the west to what their communities offer, in eight miles west of the Loop, is River suburban Jewish community. In 1999 terms of ambience and quality of life. Forest, which has received a number the Federation launched the West of Tree City USA Community and Tree Suburban Service Project, which coor- Naperville, 30 miles west of Chicago City USA Growth Awards. And near- dinates services and programs provid- has experienced tremendous growth, by historic Oak Park is home to the ed through the Community with a population now exceeding largest collection of Frank Lloyd Foundation for Jewish Education, 130,000. Residents cite as pluses the Wright-designed structures in the Council for Jewish Elderly, Jewish career opportunities for professionals, world. Children’s Bureau, Jewish Vocational relatively affordable housing, good Service, Jewish Family and Community hospitals and outstanding schools with With a growing number of Jewish Service and Jewish Community students consistently winning science organizations in the area, syna- Centers. fair awards. Naperville has been ranked gogues continue their important role as a top community in the United as the hub of Jewish life in the west- Jewish Waldheim Cemetery in Forest States to raise children and retire. ern suburbs. There are congregations Park, with some 175,000 graves, is reflecting all Jewish streams within one of Chicago’s most historic ceme- Lombard, like Naperville, is in DuPage reach. teries, and the largest of its kind in County. Its rich farmland attracted the Jewish world. settlers as early as the mid 1830s. In recent years, the Jewish Federation
11 Guide to Jewish Living in Chicago South Suburbs Homewood, Flossmoor, Olympia Fields, Hazel Crest and Glenwood A small number of Jews settled in the south suburbs a century ago, but the initial significant influx was sparked by the building of Park Forest. One of the first and most acclaimed post-World War II planned communities in the country, it targeted returning veterans as potential buyers.
A later migration to the region took place in the mid-1970s as numbers of Jews moved from Chicago’s south side and other areas to south subur- ban communities like Homewood, Flossmoor, Olympia Fields, Hazel Crest and Glenwood.
Today, the region is home to a rela- tively small but active Jewish commu- nity, attracted by affordable housing, award-winning schools and outstand- ing park districts. Residents describe the areas close and warm. Major Six years ago, in response to a com- highways provide accessibility to other munity-wide Priority Study, the suburban areas and Chicago, and the Federation opened a south suburban Metra rail system serves commuter office to provide referral services and needs. work with Federation and area service organizations to assess needs and For nearly three decades, the Anita M. coordinate service delivery. The Stone Jewish Community Center in Federation and Stone JCC are also Flossmoor has been serving residents part of the Cooperative Jewish of 12 south suburban communities Council, which enables participating with a full-range of programs accom- organizations to provide services more modating social, educational and efficiently and to strengthen the south recreational needs for children and suburban Jewish community. adults of all ages. Three Jewish Federation agencies – Jewish Much of the area’s Jewish life centers Children’s Bureau, Jewish Vocational around its active, vital congregations, Service and Jewish Family and which offer religious schools and Community Service – provide service adult education programs. through a south suburban office in Hazelcrest.
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