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JUF Celebrates 36 Under 36

Jewish United Fund Young Leadership Division & Oy!Chicago gathers community to celebrate the Jewish "36 under 36" honorees at WYLD Party.

JUF, Community Contributor
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This year’s honorees attended a 36 Under 36 Honoree Dinner at the Standard Club on August 14. (Jeff Ellis, )
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Dustin Siegel (left) and Jessica Leving (right) taking a great photo with 36 under 36 honoree Bill Steinberg (middle) (Robert F.Kusel)
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Nearly 400 attendees gathered at Clutch Bar Chicago (Robert F.Kusel)
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From left to right: Courtney Cantor, Adam Rubenfire and Callie Rosenfeld (Robert Kusel)
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Karen Klass and Avi Lesser spreading smiles at the pre-reception (Robert Kusel)
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Last year’s 36 under 36 honoree, Katie Keidan, speaking to the current honorees at the pre-reception (Robert Kusel)
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Jonathan Menachem and 36 under 36 honoree Ben Pisik (Robert Kusel)
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36 under 36 honoree Jillian Agdern and Brad Agdern (Robert Kusel)
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From Left to Right: Ellie Spitz, Paige GoldMarche and Mollie Anderson (Robert Kusel)
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Stacey Flint and Michael Waitz (Robert Kusel)
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Sarah Heilbronner, Jack Gomberg and Emily Salzman catching up at WYLD (Robert Kusel)
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Mendel Davis and Liza Vilenchuk Davis (Robert Kusel)
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From left to right: Darren Pearl, 36 under 36 honoree Revi Pearl, Aviva Katz and Michael Waitz (Robert Kusel)
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Jenny Berger and Mathew Gilian joyously celebrating the 36 under 36 honorees (Robert Kusel)

The Chicago community celebrated their Eighth Annual Jewish “Double Chai in the Chi: 36 Under 36” list at the recent WYLD event. The Jewish United Fund of Chicago’s Young Leadership Division and Oy!Chicago (oychicago.com) – a website for Chicago 20- and 30- somethings- gathered the community at Clutch Bar Chicago on Thursday, August 22. Nearly 400 partygoers gathered to celebrate this year’s list of young Jewish movers and shakers in Chicago.

The list shines a spotlight on the faces of Chicago’s Jewish future and recognizes the amazing contributions of this generation. The young professionals featured are noted for making a difference through their work, giving back in their free time, and earning distinction in the Jewish community and beyond. JUF wishes to share gratitude for the support of the Leonard and Diane Sherman Family Foundation and its dedication to the present and future preservation of the Jewish people.

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