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Looking Further Back – Holocaust Survivors and Families Meet in Hamburg

Looking Further Back – Holocaust Survivors and Families Meet in Hamburg

By Dr. Yonit Hoffman, Manager, Holocaust Community Services This is my second time coming to Germany. And, again, I feel an intense ambivalence and strange mixture of anticipation and apprehension. When I came three years ago, I wrote about this same feeling: “In a million years, I never thought I would be on a plane on my way to Germany.  I grew up with a powerful and clear message; ‘We don’t buy German,’ we write ‘No Krups or Braun’ on our wedding registry, and we certainly don’t go to Germany.  When we have strayed from this edict and bought German, like our now defunct Bosch dishwasher or my grandfather’s used Mercedes ‘lemon,’ we are punished by dishes that don’t get clean and motors that need to be rebuilt. The reason? We are a ‘Survivor Family’ with all that means, all that comes with that identity.  And that also happens to be the exact reason that I am on a plane to Munich right now.

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Building Your Professional Brand

Why is everyone talking about personal branding? Learn the meaning of branding while developing your own personal brand to demonstrate your immediate value to employers. Branding workshops convene on January 8, March 10 and May 14, 2025 After you have registered, you will receive an emailed link the day of the event, allowing you access to the workshop you have registered for. 

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Celebrating Passover with Civility and Connection

Celebrating Passover with Civility and Connection

Passover often brings together multiple generations and diverse perspectives around the seder table. In today’s polarized world, thoughtful planning can foster civil dialogue across differences, allowing everyone to appreciate the richness that such diversity offers.

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For over a century, HIAS Immigration & Citizenship has been one of the most respected providers of immigration services in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Immigrants & New Americans

HIAS Immigration & Citizenship provides an array of comprehensive, cost-effective immigration and citizenship services to hundreds of individuals and refugees.

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Teasing vs. Bullying, and Why It's More Serious Today

Teasing vs. Bullying, and Why It's More Serious Today

By Robin Stein, LCSW, Director of Response When I speak to parents and members of our community about bullying, I most often am asked the following question:  “What’s the big deal?  Bullying happened when we were kids and we all survived!” Flashback some 35-40 years ago and yes, bullying happened – on the playground, walking home, on the school bus, in the locker room.  Some of us were teased (“four-eyes,” “uni-brow,” “brown-nose”).  And yes, teasing is quite different from bullying.  How so, you may ask?

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LGBTQ Support & Services

LGBTQ Support & Services

Information and resources for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning youth, young adults and their families and allies..

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Ask a Clinician: Developmental Benefits of Yoga for Kids (ages 4 to 6)

Ask a Clinician: Developmental Benefits of Yoga for Kids (preK-3rd grade)

The Integrated Pediatric Therapies at JCFS Chicago is offering Yoga for Kids for children (preK-3rd grade). Come join our Occupational Therapist in a fun, child-centered environment that merges age-appropriate yoga practices including breathing techniques and animal poses with other play, art and social game experiences. This class encourages exploration of early yoga practices while building your child’s gross motor skills, coordination and body awareness.

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Making New Friends This School Year

Making New Friends This School Year

If you ask parents what they wish for their child, the answer is usually “to make friends in school.”  Making friends is an important part of childhood, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s easy. Children are not born with social skills, so parents need to prepare them to interact successfully with other kids.

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Must One Face Loss Alone During the High Holidays

Must One Face Loss Alone During the High Holidays?

The Jewish fall holidays are filled with many themes – solemnity, renewal, joy, family, food (what Jewish occasion does not have at least some connection to food!) and much more. But underneath, there are also themes of loss and grief, of questions, of connection and healing from the loss. 

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Joint Attention

Joint Attention

Joint attention is when two people focus on an object, person, event or idea at the same time. It occurs when one person alerts the other to an object without words, indicating with just a look or pointed finger. Often joint attention is associated exclusively with toddlers and autism, but it also informs social behavior for adolescents and adults who aren’t on the spectrum.   

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