Recent Posts

September 25, 2024

Meet Talia Yaari, JCUA’s new Youth Leadership Coordinator

Hello! My name is Talia Yaari, and I am so excited to join JCUA as the new Youth Leadership...

September 24, 2024

My Or Tzedek Experience

Participating in the Or Tzedek program during my high school career truly shaped me into the person I am...

September 16, 2024

Reflections on the Power of Youth Leaders

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Mara, and I’ve been JCUA’s Manager of Youth Organizing and...

August 23, 2024

Seeing the Unseen: How JCUA is revealing the potential for change in Chicago

Not having celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah when I was a teenager, I decided to learn how to read...

August 14, 2024

Introducing our ‘Makom 60’ campaign

In the weeks since I stepped into my role as Executive Director, I’ve experienced the warmth, wisdom, and dedication...

August 01, 2024

CHA’s Lathrop Homes Rehabilitation: Too Little, Too Late

Twenty-five years ago, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) announced an ambitious plan to rehabilitate or replace 25,000 units of...

July 31, 2024

Closing reflections from our Avodah Organizer

As I write this during my final week at JCUA, I’m reflecting on my time here with nostalgia and...

July 20, 2024

Building safety through solidarity

On Tuesday, July 16, JCUA held a discussion with writer, researcher, and activist Ben Lorber on his new book...

July 09, 2024

City Council testimony from Joe Grant

On June 27, 2024, JCUA community organizer Joe Grant delivered the following testimony before a joint meeting of Chicago’s...

July 05, 2024

Welcoming new Board members

We’re pleased to introduce three new members of JCUA’s Board of Directors: Daniel Weyl, Lesley Roth, and Sam Schoenburg....