Community Leaders Learn to Combat Antisemitism

Community Leaders Learn to Combat Antisemitism

Spertus Institute announces the Jewish leaders selected for the second cohort of its Leadership Certificate in Combating Antisemitism Jewish leaders need tools and training to respond to the troubling rise in antisemitism. To address this urgently important need,...
Dr. Laura Yares

Dr. Laura Yares

Bio Dr. Laura Yares is a scholar of American Judaism. Her research focuses on Jewish education. Dr. Yares is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University and is affiliated with the Department of History and the Center for...
Bridging Differences

Bridging Differences

Interfaith Dialogue & Interreligious Leadership By Dr. Dean P. Bell At Spertus Institute, our organizational values encompass both academic excellence and community building, including bringing people together to bridge differences. These values animate our work....
New Chairman of Spertus Board of Trustees

New Chairman of Spertus Board of Trustees

As the Jewish community celebrates the start of the new Jewish year, Chicago-based Spertus Institute proudly announces attorney Harold D. Israel, a Deerfield resident, as the new Chairman of its Board of Trustees. HaroldĀ is a partner in the Financial Services &...