Bonnie Rubin
By Bonnie Rubin
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News A Sluggish Union Wakes Up And Wins Concessions From Chicago’s Jewish Federation
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago reached a tentative agreement last week that obtained significant gains in salary and benefits for the union, which had languished for about a decade. After 12 years of raises that averaged 2.2%, a revitalized leadership pushed for salaries more in line with their peers…
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News Schools: Minorities Love Halloween Because It Includes Us. Stop Cancelling It!
Public schools from San Francisco to Philadelphia are cancelling their Halloween celebrations, citing concerns that because not everyone celebrates the fall festival, some students might feel excluded. “As part of our school and district-wide commitment to equity, we are focused on building community and creating inclusive, welcoming environments for all,” said the Evanston/Skokie, Illinois school…
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Opinion My New Year’s Resolution? No More Political Posts!
Every year, my resolutions revolve around the same issues: More flossing, less Diet Coke. More treadmill, less couch time. More filing, less piling. But for 2018, I’m jettisoning all the usual lofty goals and whittling down my resolutions to just one: No more political posts on social media. I did not come to this decision…
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Culture Why These Jewish Scientists Will Be Marching On Saturday
David Mogul is marching for more funding. Roy Plotnick is worried about the long-term effects on innovation and Ariel Anbar want to show that “those of us dedicated to the pursuit of new knowledge are not locked away in an ivory tower lab.” The April 22 March for Science — which is taking place in…
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Slideshows They’ll Be Marching For Science
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Culture Why These Jewish Scientists Will Be Marching On Saturday
David Mogul is marching for more funding. Roy Plotnick is worried about the long-term effects on innovation and Ariel Anbar want to show that “those of us dedicated to the pursuit of new knowledge are not locked away in an ivory tower lab.” The April 22 March for Science — which is taking place in…
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Culture How To Celebrate Passover On a $30,000 Budget
This Passover season, an increasing number of Jews will not be gathered around Bubbe’s dining room table for the first Seder. Instead, they will be at luxurious resorts, from Aruba to the Austrian Alps; some may even be going on an African safari. The rest of the travel industry may be flat, but Passover packages…
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Culture How Russian Immigrants Taught Us What It Means To Be American
Almost 40 years ago, when my husband and I were newlyweds, I spotted a flier on a bulletin board asking about volunteers to assist Russian Jewish immigrants moving to the Twin Cities. “Let’s do it,” I told my husband. “It’s only a six-month commitment. We’ll be in, we’ll be out, and we’ll get some mitzvah…
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