momentum on the map - Jewish Council on Urban Affairs

Momentum on the Map
2013 Annual report
The map shows actions, advocacy,
seminars or holiday observances
involving JCUA in 2013.
► Interactive version of the map, with photos
and explanations: jcua.org/momentum
► 2013 Annual Report online: jcua.org/annual
Welcome
The Creation of a Moral Society
Families in Chicago are being
torn apart.
“JCUA’s most important work
is to respond to the anguish
of those who suffer from
neglect and oppression, to
help people help themselves,
to listen to the moral outrage
of the prophets.”
Another year of mass immigrant deportations. Another
month trying to find safe and
affordable housing. Another
day of gunshots and funerals.
Peggy Slater
JCUA Board President
What kind of society allows
its families to be subjected to
these horrors?
The creation of a moral
society is who we are. It is our
mission. It is the foundation
of our work.
In the JCUA family, our
founder and mentor, Rabbi
Robert J. Marx, speaks often
about our mandate to help
create a moral society. He
puts it this way:
Protecting the family — beset
by deportations, gun violence
and housing challenges —
was a connecting theme for
JCUA in 2013. It is a theme
that will continue.
Our task now is to bring others to join us. We need hands,
and minds. We need people
like you to help us with this
work. This Annual Report lists
dozens and dozens of supporters who understand what
this is all about. We need to
double that number and then
continue to grow.
The easy path can tempt. We
are keenly aware that JCUA’s
work is not, and never has
been, easy. I am deeply grateful for your engagement and
support.
Mapping a Strategic Vision
Judy Levey
JCUA Executive Director
Urban is a key piece of the
identity of the Jewish Council
on Urban Affairs. In 2013,
JCUA used a “momentum
map” to plot 30 examples of
our work across the urban
area. It’s clear that Chicagoans cannot thrive when they
face huge barriers to stability,
rooted in discrimination and
poverty.
Among JCUA’s activities to
the south were work in Blue
Island to gather support for
the campaign to protect the
rights of affordable housing
voucher holders, a teen partnership to develop leaders
with Imagine Englewood If,
and a Community Ventures
zero-interest loan for the
redevelopment of the Rosen-
wald Building in Bronzeville.
Just west of Chicago, we were
in Broadview, home of the
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement immigrant
detention center, where
a remembrance was held
(May 3, 2013) in honor of the
hundreds of immigrant workers whose families were torn
apart five years earlier in an
immigration raid at Postville,
Iowa, site of a kosher meatpacking plant.
Up north, in Evanston, we
facilitated a workshop on
immigration reform and another on social identities and
privilege. It was in Evanston
where we inaugurated the
first year-round program for
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Or Tzedek, our teen social
justice institute.
Just as we plotted our work
on a map, we mapped a strategic vision for the next five
years which will allow JCUA
to motivate and mobilize
progressive Jews from across
the urban area to work with
us, hand-in-hand. The intentional building of our membership base will amplify and
accelerate efforts to make
Chicago a more just city.
Thank you for your part and
partnership in this critical
work, inspired by the prophets of the bible and translated
into action today and tomorrow, through your support.
2013 SNAPSHOTS
Economic Justice
Gun Violence Prevention
Immigrant Justice
Partnered with A Better Illinois to push
for fair taxes and with the Restaurant
Opportunities Center to demand fair
wages for tipped restaurant workers.
Advocated for common sense gun
legislation, including banning guns in
places of worship and initiatives with the
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.
Stood against tearing families apart and
inhumane deportations with Illinois
Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights,
and the Immigrant Justice Youth League.
Or Tzedek Teen Social
Justice Institute
Jewish-Muslim Community
Building Initiative
Rebuilding Communities
in Chicago
Or Tzedek’s summer sessions and yearlong program motivated teens to be
social justice leaders today.
Iftar in the Synagogue drew hundreds
of people to Anshe Emet in Lakeview to
learn from each other through shared
traditions.
Rehabbing foreclosed homes in North
Lawndale, Austin and Berwyn was the
focus of a Community Ventures zerointerest loan.
Community Development
Building Bridges
The Future
Gracie’s Café received a zero-interest
loan to launch an employment
and training program for formerly
incarcerated individuals.
JCUA stood in solidarity with Fierce
Women of Faith, to learn, pray, and
advocate against community violence
together.
JCUA embarked on a five-year strategic
plan to map organizational pivot towards
base-building as a means to grow
capacity for meaningful social change.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Gracie’s Cafe: Building Community One Cup at a Time
JCUA’s Community Ventures Program provides zero-interest
loans for community development projects. With a final push
from a CVP economic development loan of $50,000, St. Leonard’s Ministries (SLM) was able to open the doors of Gracie’s
Café, an extraordinary endeavor on Chicago’s New West Side,
in September 2013.
St. Leonard’s Ministry is an organization with almost 60 years’
of experience providing comprehensive residential, case management and employment development services for formerly
incarcerated men and women. Each year, approximately 250275 formerly incarcerated individuals reside in SLM’s four housing programs: St. Leonard’s House, Grace House, St. Andrew’s
Court and the Harvest Commons Residence.
Harvest Commons opened late this summer in partnership
with Heartland Alliance and is located in the former Viceroy
Hotel. Gracie’s Café, brightly lit and eco-friendly, is located on
the ground floor next to the Harvest Commons garden at 1519
W. Warren Blvd.
Members of the JCUA Community Ventures advisory committee
present a check to Walter Boyd, executive director of St. Leonard’s
Ministries (far left) and Bob Dougherty, director of development, St.
Leonard’s (next to Boyd). Representing JCUA are Roberta Nechin,
Zachary Braun (back) and Ralph Brown (right).
Gracie’s Café is staffed with graduates of SLM’s Culinary Skills
program, which is run by its Employment Center. As graduates
of the training program, Gracie’s Cafe staff members receive
valuable work experience and have the opportunity to meet
with a job counselor to help them further their careers.
After training and working at Gracie’s Cafe, SLM’s goal is to
move employees to stable, permanent jobs in communities
and bring on new graduates to help them do the same.
Grab a cup of coffee, a bite to eat or ask about their catering
options. They are also a great venue for smaller meetings, gatherings and just a great atmosphere. Much more than a café,
Gracie’s is definitely worth stopping by. Along with the great
food and drink, customers can enjoy the warm feeling of knowing that they are supporting an exceptional training program
that addresses root causes of injustice in Chicago.
Left to right: Bob Dougherty (from SLM), Mike Ellert (cafe manager),
LaTonya Carter (cafe staff) and Walter Boyd (SLM director).
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HIGHLIGHTS
Teen Program Expands to Full Year
“light of justice” – partnered with Beth Emet Synagogue in
Evanston to offer leadership training and the opportunity to
work on youth-led social justice campaigns.
Response to the new program was strong, with nearly 50 teens
from around the Chicago area committing themselves to a
“Year of Action,” as the program is aptly called. Or Tzedek:
Year of Action explores community organizing from a Jewish
perspective and how to be a powerful Jewish teen activist
in Chicago. Workshops were scheduled for one Sunday each
month between fall 2013 and spring 2014.
The inaugural year began with a focus on a root cause analysis
of social justice issues in Chicago and classic community organizing skills. At a three-day winter retreat, participants chose
specific social justice issues to work on for the remainder of the
year in partnership with directly impacted communities.
JCUA’s nationally recognized teen social justice institute
expanded from a summer session to a year-round program
in 2013. Or Tzedek – named for a Hebrew phrase that means
Acts of Change 2013
The 2013 edition of JCUA’s annual Acts of Change event drew a
crowd of 350 to honor Sylvia Neil with the Rabbi Robert J. Marx
Social Justice Award for her commitment to social justice and
human rights.
Rabbi Capers Funnye, event chair and vice president of the
JCUA board, remembered Sylvia Neil’s steadfast support of his
predominantly African-American synagogue years ago. “It was
difficult to find leaders of the Jewish community who would
support me and my congregation. Sylvia Neil stepped forward
in support, delivering a powerful message of inclusion,” said
Rabbi Funnye in his remarks. “At the time, it was a gutsy move
on her part, a bold step,” he continued. “She spoke out. She
took action.”
Event co-chairs, from left: Lowell Sachnoff, Fay Clayton, Lewis and
Susan Manilow, Sylvia Neil and Dan Fischel, Rabbi Capers Funnye.
The gala evening was a celebration of Sylvia Neil’s life’s work,
her career, her incredible family and friends and the important
work of JCUA. “When I look out at this room, I see fellow travelers,” Neil said as she accepted the recognition. “Indeed, many
of us have personally worked closely together litigating cases,
writing legislation, establishing programs and supporting institutions that advance these issues and causes.”
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WE THANK EACH AND EVERY DONOR WHO SUPPORTED JCUA IN 2013.
Community Champions
Social Justice Leaders
Anonymous Family Foundation
Anonymous
Daniel R. Fischel
Jewish Funders Network
Landau Family Foundation
Elliot and Frances Lehman
Charlotte Lindon
Polk Bros. Foundation
Pritzker Foundation
Rothman Family Foundation
Sacks Family Foundation
Peggy and Paul Slater
The Alter Group/Family
Kay Berkson and Sidney Hollander
DLA Piper
Field Foundation of Illinois
Harris Ventures, LLC
Irving Harris Foundation
Susan and Richard Kiphart
Robert B. Lifton and Carol Rosofsky
Walter S. Mander Foundation
Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation
Jon and Lois Mills
Eric and Denise Sacks
Eli and Harley Ungar
Robert and Suzanne Wieseneck
Bridge Builders
Anonymous
Peter and Lucy Ascoli
Sheldon Baskin and Judy Wise
David and Christine Bernick
The Art Institute
Sonia and Ted Bloch
Barbara Bluhm-Kaul
Zachary and Linda Braun
William and Joan Brodsky
Prof. Dennis and Jane Carlton
Edward Chez and Camille DeFrank
Congregation Hakafa
Lester Crown
Edlis-Neeson Foundation
Marshall and JoAnn Eisenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elden
Exelon Corporation
Elaine Fishman
Abel and Judy Friedman
Ruth Friedman
Generations Fund
Patricia and Melvin Gerbie
Robert and Cheryl Gilhooley
David and Lizzie Graham
Paul and Dedrea Gray
James and Barbara Hanig
The Mark & Anne Hansen Foundation
Jay and Judy Heyman
Bruce and Vicki Heyman
Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym
Immigration Attorneys LLP
Jewish Social Justice Roundtable
Dan and Gloria Kearney
Stephen and Gerry Keen
Kellogg Foundation
David and Barbara Kipper
Peter Kupferberg
Elisabeth and William Landes
Howard Learner and Lauren Rosenthal
The Lefkofsky Family Foundation
Paul Lehman and Ronna Stamm
Daniel Levin and Fay Hartog Levin
Rabbi Andrea and Danny London
James and Kay Mabie
Susan and Lewis Manilow
Rabbi Robert and Ruth Marx
Beatrice Cummings Mayer
Vicki Mercer
David and Janet Midgley
Jack and Goldie Miller Family Foundation
Judson and Linda Miner
Roberta and Herbert Nechin
Michael and Charlotte Newberger
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Janusz Ordover
Douglas and Anne Petersen
Carol Prins
Richard and Judith Rhodes
Robert and Ellen Rosen
Lou and Lya Rosenblum
Mike Rosenthal and Annice Moses
Judith and Robert Rothschild
Ruth Rothstein, z”l
Lowell Sachnoff and Fay Clayton
Michael and Cari Sacks
Esther Saks
Bettylu and Paul Saltzman
Andrew Schapiro and Tamar Newberger
Schnitzer Family Foundation
Hal and Karen Sider
Nikki and Frederic Stein
Penelope Steiner
Suzanne Lovell, Inc.
Allen and Lynn Turner
Annette Turow
Richard and Karee Wallach
Richard and Diane Weinberg
The Weitzman Foundation
Jeff and Deb Zaluda
Helen H. Zell
Friends of JCUA
Patrice Aaron
Jeffrey Abrams
Abt Foundation
Phyllis and Leonard Adams
Duffie Adelson
Lisa Adelstein
Susan Adler
Sabina Ahmed
Prof. Scott Alexander
Arlene and David Mehlman
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Alpert
Dr. Marjorie Alschuler
Oguz Altuncu
AM Shalom
Kulsum Ameji
Richard and Andrea Amend
Perry Ander
Allen and Barbara Anderson
Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation
Rabbi Batsheva Appel
Dr. Neil and Evelyn Aronson
Peter and Lucy Ascoli
Ralph and Ernestine Austen
Avodah: Jewish Service Corp.
Ira and Becky Azulay
David Azulay
Diane Baer
Douglas G. Baird
Debra Bakal
David Baker
Bank of America
Rana Barbour
Dr. Sanford Barr
Eugene and Ree Barrack
Maurie Bar-Tura
Karyn and Rus Bass Ehler
Leora Baumgarten
JoAnn Beck
Eve Becker and Bruce Adams
George Becker
Mr. and Mrs. William Belkov
Ruth Belzer
Marc and Susan Benjamin
Karen Berkowitz
Rabbi and Mrs. Marc E. Berkson
Stuart and Doris Bernstein
Howard and Harriet Bernstein
Scott Beslow
Beth Emet the Free Synagogue
Jack and Barbara Bierig
Mustafa Bilgic
Dr. Jonathan and Susan Birnberg
Larry Blackstone
Sol Bleiweis
David Block
Erik Blome
David Blumberg
Marc Blumenthal and Sharon Veis
B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim Congregation
Ellen Bogolub
Pamela Bondy
Frances Bronner
Ralph and Rona Brown
Kay Bucksbaum
Todd and Debbie Budnik
Barbara Burrell
Dale Busch
California Community Foundation
Ellen Cannon and Arnold Herskovic
Celeste Center
Changing Worlds
Anne Chessick
Chicago Public Media Inc.
Chicago Sinai Congregation
Lowell Sachnoff and Fay Clayton
Merle Cohen
Aaron Cohen
Aaron Cohen
Janet Cohen
Menachem Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Collens
John and Jane Colman
American Civil Liberties Union
Council For The Advancement
of Muslim Professionals
Debra L. Cox
Alan Curley and Cindy Lyons Curley
Denise and Scott Davis
Michael Deheeger
Dr. Ahmet Demirors
Judge Morton Denlow
Deborah Drache
Rabbi Ellen Dreyfus
Hon . Frank H. Easterbrook
and Barbara Gruenstein
Jay and Vicki Edelnant
Edidin Family Charitable Trust
Emma Einhorn
Stephen and Lois Eisen
Rabbi Bruce and Rona Elder
Irene Elkin
Sidney and Sondra Epstein
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Deborah and David Epstein
Deva Estin
Richard and Marjorie Ettlinger
Sherron Farrell
Sharon Feigon
Dr. Elizabeth Feldman
Sunny and Paul Fischer
Dr. Lisa Fishbayn Joffe
Ron Fleckman
Prof. Sam and Amy Fleischacker
Dr. Robert and Joan Fragen
Dr. Lee Francis and Michelle Gittler
Irene and Jay Frank
Randi Frank
Suzanne Franklin
Paulette Freed
Daniel Freedman and Carol Been
Sue Freehling
Jeffrey and Suzanne Fried
Gerald and Elaine Friedman
Ronald Friedman
Mitchell Friedman
Seymour and Susie Frolichstein
Tamar and Elliot Frolichstein-Appel
David Fry
Anna Frys
Jean Fuhrman
Marilyn Gehant
Dean and Minda Gerber
Lori Gersten
Anita Gilford
Dale Ginsburg
Dr. Ron and Helen Glick
Charles and Mary Gofen
Allen and Evi Goldberg
Sandy Goldberg and Judy Levey
Marvin and Phyllis Goldblatt
Helyn Goldenberg and Michael Alper
Betty Goldiamond
Jean Goldman
Shirlee Goldman-Herzog
Kate Goldstein
Leo and Linda Gordon
Rabbi Andrew Gordon
Paula Gorlitz and Steven Zuckerman
Rose Graham
Mary and Richard Gray
Hillel Gray and Catherine Bowers
Alan and Carol Greene
Deborah Greenswag
Rabbi Suzanne Griffel
Friends of JCUA
Roslyn Grodzin
Charley and Jill Gross
Ray Grossman
Leonard Grossman
Beverly Groudine
Lee and Ellen Gussin
Susan Gzesh
Dr. Adnaan Hamid
Dottie Hammel
Evelyn Hammerman
Tyrone and Candace Handy
Peter and Alice Hanig
Mimi Harris
Harriet Hausman
Joel Hellman
Robert and Janet Helman
Elizabeth and Howard Helsinger
Nina Helstein
Julie Dorfman and Jerry Herst
Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann
Richard and Joyce Hirsch
Penny Hirsch and Maurice Ehrlich
Anthony Hirschel
Hirsch-Schwartz Foundation
Ron and Sarah Hirsen
Sarah Hirsen
Meredith Hirshfeld
Irwin Hoffman
George and Franne Holcomb
Sidney Hollander and Kay Berkson
Seymour and Rona Homer
Herbert and Joy Horwich
Inner City Muslim Action Network
Florence Jacobson
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation
Walter and Laurel Jonas
Lawrence Joseph and Lauren Newman
Sibyl Josephson
Rizwan Kadir
Ruth and David Kahn
Bonnie Kammer
Howard Kane and Sharon Glazer
Arnold and Carol Kanter
Jack Kaplan
Marsha Katz
Edward and Adele Kaufman
Carrie Kaufman
Philip Kayman
Richie Keen
Robert and Rachel Keen
Harold and Andi Kessler
Lisa Key
David King
Kate Kinser
Laura Klapman
Adina Kleiman
Lois and Morton Klier
Pamela Klier-Weidner
Lisa Kohn
Nancy Kohn
Peter Komaiko
Jeffrey and Jamie Kost
Martin and Susan Kozak
Michael and Rachel Kramer
Kevin Krantz
Valerie and Keith Kretchmer
Lynn Kroll
Peter Kuttner
Ronald Lachman
George Lakehomer
Kathleen Lamb
Stacey Landsman Wolin
Khadijah Latiff
Dr. Holly Rosencranz and Warren Lavey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lavin
Karen Leavitt
Dr. Della Leavitt
Ken and Lucy Lehman
Ilyse Leland
Peter Levavi
Dr. Richard Levey
David Levinson
Harvey B. and Vicki Lewis
Wayne and Judy Lewis
Dr. Howard and Pam Lipton
Kim Livingstone
Rochelle Lodder
Henry and Elsie Loeb
Elizabeth London
Rabbi Steven Lowenstein
Shana Lowitz
Andrew and Janet Lubetkin
Lutheran School of Theology At Chicago
MacArthur Foundation
Torey P. Malatia
Jeanne Malkin
Meirav Malter
Susan Malter
Benetta Mansfield and Kalman Resnick
Allen and Hindea Markowicz
Ina Marks and Roger Harper
Nancy and Kenneth Marks
Ezra Match
Patricia McGhee
Julia McStravog
Maria Medina
Robert and Susan Mednick
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Dr. Jack Melamed
Lois Melvoin
Rabbi Amy Memis-Foler
Kenneth and Carol Mendelson
April Mendez
Harriet and Ronald Meyer
Marni Futterman and Evan Meyers
Ronald S. Miller
Dr. Fred and Barbara Miller
Nicole Miller
Mohsen Mirtaher
MISHKAN Chicago
MITZIUT
Evemarie Moore
Roseline Morris
Larry Moss
Kristen Mueller
Muslim Women’s Alliance
Dr. Steven Nasatir
Adele Neems
The Networking Group
Sol and Grace Newman
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
Chris Norton
Dr. Steven Novil
Jan Obrand
Norman and Jacqueline Patinkin
Frank and Janice Patterson
Marc Pearl
James Petersen
Thomas Philipsborn
Fraeda Porton
Charlene Posner
Dale Primer and Beth Michaels
Sanford Prizant
Dan Pulik
Michael and Kyle Rabkin
Sarah Rand
Joe Reinstein and Hannah Higgins
Laurie Reinstein
Adam Reisberg
Madison Reisler
Religious Action Center
Marilyn Rest
Aaron Rice
Dr. Harry Richter
Daniel Riff
Robert and Elyse Rifkin
Richard and Helen Rivkin
Ned and Marsha Robertson
Steven Rogin
Julie Roin
Gail Root
Marvin and Bev Rose
Friends of JCUA
Rabbi Rachel Mikva and Mark Rosenberg
Leona Rosenberg
Daniel Rosenblum and Dr. Maura Frank
Andrew and Betsy Rosenfield
Linda and Harold Rosenson
Dr. Bob Rosenstein
Warner and Judy Rosenthal
Gary Rosenthal
Harriet & Stan Rosenthal
Ann Roth
Martha Roth
Inge R. Rothschild
Jonathan Rothstein
Max Rothstein
Seymour Rothstein
Arlene Rubin
Rabbi David and Rebecca Russo
Lois Sachs
Paul Sakol
Rabbi Joshua Salter
Charles and Louise Saltzman
Kenneth Samson
Thomas and Vicki Samuels
Harold and Deloris Sanders
Jonathan Sarason
Fred Stirton and Sue Satter
Rabbi Herman and Lotte Schaalman
Daniel Scheinfeld
Dr. Gordon Schiff and Dr. Mardge Cohen
Allison Schneiderman
Lauren and Adam Schrero
Jeffrey Schubert
Victor and Eileen Schur
Rachel Schwartz
Adam Shames
Joan and James Shapiro
Carolyn Shapiro
Sara Shapiro
Linda R. Sher
Lawrence Sherman
Tamar Shertok
Marshall and Sharon Shifrin
David and Suzie Shoub
Sandra Siegal
Ann Siegel
Sarah Silins
Sandra Silva
Barry Silver
Dr. Helen Simons
William Singer
Alisa Singer
Benjamin Singer
Stephanie Sklar
Michael Slater and Shoshana Waskow
Mitchell and Valerie Slotnick
Sarah Snyder
Sue Snyder Ross
Elaine Soloway
Dr. Julian and Judy Solway
Kathy Sonenthal
Sotheby’s
Stephanie Spiro
Israel Savitzky and Randi Starr Savitzky
Burton Steck
Jacqueline Stein
Josef Judah Stern
Jim and Randi Stern
Cindy Stern
Lois Strzyzewski
Dr. Joel Sugar and Anita Gerber
Brad Sugar
Janet Surkin and Robert Stillman
Daniel Sztuden
Zubin and Zenobia Tantra
JCUA Map of Momentum
Judy Teibloom-Mishkin
Temple Chai
Temple Jeremiah
Temple Sholom Chicago
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Sharon Todd
Reverend Trice
Scott Turow
Joan Tyndall
Mitch and Karyn Udany
United Food and Commercial Workers
International Union
University of Illinois at Chicago
Christopher Vodden
Andrea Davidson and Steve Waitz
Debbie Walt
Rachel Weber and John Slocum
Rabbi Michael Weinberg
Samuel Weinstein
Mark and Ellie Weisbard
Dr. Arnold and Judith Widen
Iris Witkowsky
Grace Wolf
Judith Wolf
Ann Wolff
Brian and Carolyn Zakem
Judith Zaluda
Agnes Zarkadas
Eileen Zeidman
Francine Ziev
Phillip and Debra Zisook
Amy Zisook
Gerald Zoldan
Lois Zoller and James Mills
John Zuraw
Across Chicago
Every year JCUA brings together the Jewish community to act in partnership with communities that face
racism and discrimination. Through this work we are
creating powerful momentum for change.
In 2013, we covered every corner of the Chicago map
with actions, advocacy, seminars, performances and
Jewish holiday observances.
Interative Map:
jcua.org/momentum
Visit the interactive map at jcua.org/momentum to
see photos and descriptions.
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FINANCIALS
Total Revenue: $1,072,013
30%
3%
5%
1%
25%
Individuals
$389,671
Corporations, Foundations
$263,858
Special Events
$324,392
Program Income
$30,033
36%
In-Kind
$52,847
Investment Income
$11,212
Total Expenses: $900,373
Community Investment
$95,052
18%
22%
18%
14%
Community Organizing
$156,196
Building Bridges
$122,257
11%
Or Tzedek
$165,853
17%
Management and General
$165,869
Development
$195,146
Components of Programming
Community Organizing
Bridge Building
Issue-Based Campaigns
Or Tzedek Teen Social Justice Institute
Community Investment
Jewish-Muslim Community Building Initiative
A copy of the audit report is available from JCUA on request.
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MISSION
JCUA pursues social and economic justice through issue-based
campaigns, community investment, and building bridges between
the Jewish community and communities challenged by poverty
and racism. Focused on mobilizing a progressive Jewish voice to
address root causes of social injustice, JCUA works as an allied
partner together with diverse communities across Chicago to
achieve a more just city and better quality of life for all Chicagoans.
JCUA STAFF
Judy Levey
Executive Director
Rebecca Katz
Director of Teen Programs
Rabbi Alison Abrams
Director of Organizing
Jonathan Lehrer
Communications Consultant
Asaf Bar-Tura
Director of Programs
Pamela Klier-Weidner
Director of Development and
Organizational Advancement
Verna Jaunes
Administrative Director
Hannah Wolod
Development Coordinator
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Officers and Directors
Peggy Slater
President
Rabbi Capers Funnye
Vice President
Richard Wallach
Treasurer
Ira Azulay
Secretary
Rabbi Bruce Elder
Immediate Past President
Kay Berkson
*Sonia Bloch
Zachary Braun
Edward Chez
Karyn Bass Ehler
David F. Graham
Jesse Greenberg
James Hanig
Mimi Harris
Jay Heyman
*Sidney Hollander
*Stephen Keen
*Robert B. Lifton
*Rabbi Robert J. Marx
Ethan Michaeli
David Midgley
Hon. Abner Mikva
Judson H. Miner
Roberta Nechin
*Richard Rhodes
Louis Rosenblum, M.D.
Lya Dym Rosenblum
Michael Rosenthal
Gregory Rothman
Judith Rothschild
*Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman
Andrew Schapiro
*Nikki Will Stein
Jeffrey Zaluda
*Past President
Advisory Board
Michael Alter
Sheldon Baskin
Timuel Black
Barbara Bluhm-Kaul
Rene Carson
Aaron Freeman
Gerald Friedman
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
Theodore Gertz
Rabbi Peter Knobel
Evely Laser Shlensky
Elliott Lehman
Frances Lehman
Sister Sheila Lyne
Beatrice “Buddy” Cummings Mayer
Ronald Miller
Jon Mills
Janet Morgan
Jacob Morowitz
Rev. Calvin Morris
Become a JCUA Member
jcua.org/join
JCUA members share a passion for social justice and a desire
to be a part of the Jewish voice on the front lines of combat
against the root causes of poverty, discrimination and antiSemitism in Chicago.
We need to make real change in the city, and we can’t do it
without your help. Put your prophetic values into action today, and find out how social justice awakens your Judaism.
Membership is free. All we ask is for your interest and your
commitment to social change.
Rami Nashashibi
Hon. David Orr
Robert B. Rosen
Martin E. Rosenfeld
Jane Saks
Rev. Alexander Sharp
Ronna Stamm
Eli Ungar
Bernice Weissbourd
Home Page: jcua.org
Blog/JCUA News:
jcua.org/news
YouTube: jcua.org/videos
twitter.com/JCUA_News
facebook.com/JCUAchicago
Or Tzedek Teen Program
ortzedek.org
Jewish-Muslim Community
Building Initiative:
jmcbi.org