NCJW Upcoming Events and Information
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Fall has arrived. We hope your holidays were filled with joy and blessing.
There are some important events and updates on the horizon. Join us on October 13 as we continue to
March to the Polls
and don't forget to vote on or before November 6!
Please see below for information.
Melissa Prober
Executive Director, NCJW Chicago North Shore
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Updates and Information
In 2018, NCJW celebrates 125 years of making change happen. The not-so-secret ingredient to our success has always been our outspoken, daring, savvy, and strong activists across the country –– people just like you.
To celebrate 125 years of progressive achievement are collecting 125 stories (at least) about the people in our NCJW family who have inspired and connected us.
Our ability to make change depends on you and you are AMAZING! Thousands of you take action when asked –– you call your senators, participate in rallies, and organize in your own communities. All of this makes NCJW strong, and your membership is an important part of our continuing success. This is a new year, a new beginning, and a new chance for you to
join NCJW
. If you are already a member, invite a friend to join you — and to join us.
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Advocacy and the Arts: Indecent
Sunday, October 21, 3:00 pm
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago
Join NCJW and enjoy Indecent at a special discounted group rate.
Purchase your tickets on or before October 12 at noon.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive) tells the deeply moving story of the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Jewish playwright Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, a play about a forbidden lesbian romance that enchanted and outraged audiences. Inspired by true events, Indecent, is performed by an ensemble of seven actors and three musicians portraying more than 40 roles to chart an explosive moment in theatrical history and the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it. Award-winner Gary Griffin (Hand To God, Fun Home) returns to Victory Gardens to direct this 2017 Tony-nominated play.
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We have some great programs to add to your calendars. Please save-the-date(s) for the programs listed below and scroll down for further details.
October 11: Women's Salon
October 13: March to the Polls 2018
October 14: North Suburban Jewish Community Candidate Forum
October 16: Raising Healthy Boys Lunch and Learn - Chicago
October 21:
Luggage for Freedom Pack and Delivery Day
October 21:
Advocacy and the Arts:
Indecent
October 24: Beth Emet Soup Kitchen
October 28: Chicago Jews for Refugees Assembly
If you have a specific passion that you'd like to share with us or are interested in helping plan a program, email
melissa@ncjwcns.org. We would love to hear from you!
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Women's Salon
Thursday, October 11, 7:00 pm
Suburban
location
NCJW’s Women's Salon is a monthly, evening discussion group which meets at Salon members’ homes and is facilitated by Salon members. Every month a new topic is chosen by the group, and source materials links are then emailed to everyone to read. Topics include a wide variety of current progressive, feminist and social justice issues.
October Topic: "The Kavanaugh Nomination and the Future of Reproductive Rights"
Facilitator: Donna Fishman, MPH, Past President NCJW-CNS
March to the Polls
Saturday
, October 13, 9:00 pm
Grant Park, Chicago
As the assault on both women’s rights and democracy continues in this country, women and allies are more united than ever in their focus on the 2018 elections. This rally and march is a critical next step in voter engagement, as women deliver on the promise that they are changing outcomes at the ballot box to protect a fragile democracy.
March to the Polls 2018 will include special guest speakers and live musical performances, and will feature voter village in the rally area, where attendees will have access to participating candidates and sponsors in hosted booths. The day will culminate with a march through the streets of downtown Chicago to Federal Plaza, and access to the Board of Elections downtown early voting site.
NCJW will have a booth at the Voter Village – please stop by, say hello and enter to win two tickets to the October 21 performance of Indecent at Victory Garden's Theatre.
Your vote is your voice. Use your voice!
North Suburban Jewish Community Candidate Forum
Sunday, October 14, 2:00 pm
B'Nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim
1201 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield
The 2018 elections are just around the corner, so now is the time to learn what they mean for you. As we prepare to go to the polls on November 6, NCJW Chicago North Shore is once again partnering with over 25 synagogues, Jewish communal groups, and day schools to host a candidate forum at Congregation BJBE.
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Advocacy and the Arts:
Indecent
Sunday, October 21, 3:00 pm
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago
Join NCJW and enjoy Indecent at a special discounted group rate.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive) tells the deeply moving story of the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Jewish playwright Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, a play about a forbidden lesbian romance that enchanted and outraged audiences. Inspired by true events, Indecent, is performed by an ensemble of seven actors and three musicians portraying more than 40 roles to chart an explosive moment in theatrical history and the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it. Award-winner Gary Griffin (Hand To God, Fun Home) returns to Victory Gardens to direct this 2017 Tony-nominated play.
Soup Kitchen at Beth Emet
Wednesday, October 24, 4:00pm
Beth Emet Synagogue
1224 Dempster, Evanston.
Volunteers and Groceries Needed! Help shop, prepare and serve dinner and bag lunches. The evening is part of an ongoing collaboration between NCJW and Project Hamotzi to provide free meals to the area’s homeless and working poor. NCJW members and a limited number of children, ages six & older, may volunteer.
Chicago Jews for Refugees Assembly
Sunday, October 28, 2:00 pm
Anshe Emet Synagogue
3751 North Broadway, Chicago
After eighteen months of attacks on the U.S. refugee and asylum program, the number of refugees entering the country has dramatically slowed and asylum seeking families have been torn apart at our southern border. At a time of unprecedented global need, the U.S. is failing to meet a basic obligation to victims of war, terror, torture, and persecution. In this period of crisis, it is essential for the Jewish community to demonstrate our support for the safety and dignity of refugees and asylum seekers. The Jews for Refugees Assembly will take place after the announcement of the refugee admissions ceiling for federal fiscal year 2019, but before the 2018 midterm elections. It is the perfect moment to raise our collective voices in a call to action.
This event is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
Please click here
to reserve your spot.
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Luggage for Freedom
Pack and Delivery Day
Sunday, October 21
West Ridge Center
636 Ridge Road, Highland Park
Luggage for Freedom will hold their next “Pack & Delivery Day” on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the West Ridge Center at 636 Ridge Rd. in Highland Park. Volunteers are needed to sort items and pack suitcases and backpacks and then deliver donations to local domestic violence shelters. We will NOT accept donations at this event. Ages 4 and up are welcome.
Sort: 11:30 – 12:15
Pack: 12:30-1:30
Deliver: 1:30
No donations will be accepted at this event (except for NEW sheets and NEW towels and gallon size Ziploc bags)
If you would like to make a monetary donation to Luggage for Freedom, please bring it on October 21, OR send your donation to:
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NCJW Chicago North Shore Board Meeting
Join the NCJW CNS Section Board at one of our bi-monthly board meetings. Get involved and learn more about our section. Each board meeting will focus on a different topic. Help shape NCJW for the future. Board meetings are open to all NCJW Chicago North Shore members and guests. For location information, email
info@ncjwcns.org
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Board Meeting Schedule:
Board meetings are
generally
held on the first Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am. This year, we are holding our April board meeting in the evening. If you've wanted to get involved but daytime meetings don't work for you, this is your chance to become a part of the oldest, progressive, Jewish women's organization in the US!
November 7, 10am
- Chicago
December 5, 10am
- Location TBD
January 9, 10am
- Highland Park
February 6, 10am
- Chicago
March 6, 10am
- Location TBD
April 10, evening meeting
- Northbrook
May 1, 10am
- Highland Park
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NCJW “Evening Salon Series”, 2018-‘19
NCJW’s Salon Series is a monthly, evening discussion group (7:30-9:00 pm), meeting at Salon members’ homes or private rooms in restaurants (northern suburbs and Old Orchard) and facilitated by Salon members. Every month features a new current events topic with educational source material links emailed directly to participants. Topics include a wide variety of progressive, feminist and social justice issues. There is no fee to attend your first two sessions. Join NCJW at your third session and you become a member of the Salon! Our upcoming Salon dates are September 13 (Feminism) and October 11 (Reproductive Rights) and November 8 (Mid-term Election Results).
Click here
for the complete 2018 – 2019 Salon Series calendar and an NCJW membership link.
For more Salon information contact either Donna Fishman or Robbie Schreiber at
salon@ncjwcns.org
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NCJW Salon calendar:
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2018
September 13
October 11
November 8
December 13
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2019
January 10
February 14
March 14
April 11
May 9
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Get Involved
Community Service Projects
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ENRICH (Educate-Nurture-Reach-Instruct-Coach-Help)
NCJW Chicago North Shore is organizing a group of committed volunteers who like working with elementary school children and want to help them with academics with emphasis on reading and math. Understanding that volunteers may travel we are looking for volunteers who can commit to at least one late afternoon time per week 3:30- 5:00 p.m. for a minimum of a 4 months or a school semester. We would love to find volunteers who could commit for a 9-month school year. It is not necessary to speak Spanish to participate in this worthwhile program. All tutoring will take place at the Nuestro Center in Highwood.
Get out the Vote!
Are you interested in volunteering to register first-time voters? Are you interested in helping our newest American citizens fulfill their first privilege of citizenship immediately after their official Oath Ceremony? Here’s your opportunity to do both! The “Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right” (ICIRR) organization needs volunteers to offer one hour of time to help register these newest U.S. citizens at downtown Chicago locations. Shifts are available any of five days a week, either 10:00 am or 1:00 pm. No formal registrar training needed, just an interview with ICIRR’s Volunteer Coordinator downtown.
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NCJW Member News and Tributes
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We Need Your News!
Whether you are celebrating a simcha or sharing your sorrow, your NCJW friends want to know!
Keep NCJW informed of your life events: weddings, babys, graduations, b'nai mitzvahs as well as illnesses and grief. We are here to share with you.
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Tributes
An NCJW Chicago North Shore Tribute is a thoughtful way to acknowledge a life event while supporting NCJW’s many valuable projects. You may purchase an individual tribute or packages of tribute cards.
To purchase Tributes visit
To Merle K Gross
Message: Our best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.
From: the NCJW Board
To Dawn Brent
Message: Our condolences on the loss of your mother, Joyce Klein
From: the NCJW Board
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Silent Witness Stories
The Silent Witness Exhibit of Illinois honors those who have died from acts of intimate partner violence. The Exhibit consists of life-size female figures, each bearing a shield telling the true story of an Illinois woman killed as a result of domestic violence. The figures provide a powerful visual impact to raise awareness of the tragedy and loss we all suffer when lives are taken senselessly through domestic violence. Groups may use the Exhibit for outreach, education and fundraising programs.
The Silent Witness Exhibit has been viewed in Illinois by thousands of people in dozens of venues since it was launched in 1997 by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Chicago North Shore Section. The Silent Witness Exhibit of Illinois is part of the National Silent Witness Initiative, start
ed in 1990 in Minneapolis.
Click here
for more information about hosting the Silent Witness Exhibit.
Each Month in the NCJW E-News, we will highlight a Silent Witness Story, so that the victims of domestic violence will never be forgotten.
Bernadette “Bernie” Huladek
Oak Lawn
August 12, 2010
Bernie and her husband John owned an appliance repair shop in Evergreen Park and lived with their nine-year-old daughter. John would become abusive after a few drinks and had hit Bernie but did not threaten to kill her until a few weeks before the murder-suicide. She got a protective order on July 26 and John was jailed for domestic violence for a short time. When he was released he waited in the couple’s back yard, confronted Bernie and shot her in the chest and stomach. Then he turned the gun on himself. Their daughter summoned help and was sent to live with relatives.
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All Above All: Be Bold and End Hyde!
September 30th marked 42 years since the Hyde Amendment first passed -- and the future of abortion access has never been more at risk. Trump and Pence continue to push policies that make it harder to prevent an unintended pregnancy and impossible to get an abortion, while also penalizing women for having children.
But despite the challenges we face, we are gaining ground, with more cities and states supporting expanded access to abortion coverage. We’ve locked arms, marched, knocked on doors, and rallied for abortion coverage together for five years -- and we’re just getting started!
Today, we’re asking you to contact your U.S. senators to urge them to lift the Hyde Amendment and oppose abortion coverage bans.
We’re women, people of color, immigrants—we know what it's like to face tough odds. We’ve been fighting for ourselves, and each other, for generations.
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Support NCJW
Chicago North Shore has several new ways to support our section. As always, you can make a one time donation or purchase a tribute (links are below), but we now also have a lovely, hand-crafted necklace you can purchase for yourself or for a gift. Net proceeds from the sale of each
necklace
supports NCJW's mission.
You can also support NCJW as a Sustaining Advocate.
Complete and print this form
and mail it to our office, 5 Revere Drive, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062 and your scheduled monthly donation will ensure the viability of Chicago North Shore for generations to come. Your support makes it possible for NCJW to create meaningful social change for women, children, and families in the US and Israel. Make a difference for women, children, and families by giving a generous gift to NCJW through a variety of options:
Put your dollars to work immediately by making a fast, secure online donation. Become a Major Donor by making a donation of $500 or more.
Honor a family member, colleague, friend, or loved one by giving a gift to NCJW. A handwritten NCJW tribute card with a message of support, celebration, or sympathy will be sent to the honoree or the family of the person you wish to remember.
Canadian jewelry artist Hilary Druxman has handcrafted a beautifully designed necklace and has partnered with NCJW Chicago North Shore to bring her design to our members and supporters. Overlapping triangles come together to form a star, reflecting our belief in advocacy and action. Each necklace costs $44 ($40 + $4 sales tax) and can be shipped anywhere in the US. Net proceeds from the sale of each handcrafted sterling silver necklace support our mission.
NCJW is recognized as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code. Contributions to it are tax deductible to the full extent provided by the law.
Create a Legacy!
Want to ensure NCJW's legacy for years to come? Are you a life member and want to extend your support in perpetuity? Have you thought out a bequest to NCJW?
Already have a bequest to NCJW? Please let us know that you put us in your will so we can acknowledge you!! Email
melissa@ncjwcns.org
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