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Celebrating over 40 years of Jewish culture!
We call it the Heart and Soul of Jewish Chicago because, on this one special day, you can find everything that is Jewish in Chicago. We create our own “town square” filled with the sights, sounds, and tastes of a dynamic and creative community. The Greater Chicago Jewish Festival is produced by the Jewish Production Organization for Cultural Events and Theater (P.O.C.E.T.), a non-profit corporation. The Jewish P.O.C.E.T. was organized in 1980 to create a production group for the Festival and Jewish theater. The Steering Committee is comprised of professionals in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, radio, television, communications, community relations, education, engineering, finance, law, and technology. Most importantly, the Steering Committee was created from the beginning to represent the spectrum of the Jewish community—all denominations, all ages, and families from all parts of Chicagoland are welcome. This is the largest Jewish cultural event in Chicago and the largest ongoing Jewish festival in America:
- Brings together the best of the community’s professional and amateur singers, dancers, and artists.
- Demonstrates to Jewish children and the larger community that the Jewish community does not just gather in times of crisis.
- Educates the Jewish community about its multifaceted culture.
- Reaches out to the general community to show the breadth and depth of the Jewish community.
- Provides an avenue for Jewish artists and performers to develop and present their work while encouraging them to work on Jewish themes within their fields.
- Encourages tolerance by bringing the entire Jewish community together to celebrate our culture, identity, and diversity.
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