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The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life , home of Hillel at the University of Illinois, is designed to meet both current and anticipated needs of our students.

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The entire Hillel movement began at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Over 80 years later, Hillel has touched the lives of thousands of students, strenghtening Jewish identities, building their connections with Israel, molding future generations of Jewish leadership.

With nearly 3,500 Jewish students, Hillel becomes a home-away-from-home for students from the Chicago Metropolitan area, downstate Illinois, and around the world. On a daily basis, dozens of students relax at Hillel between classes or at the end of their day; staff members are frequently seen around campus delivering bowls of homemade chicken soup to sick students. Hillel also serves thousands of Shabbat dinners each year and hundreds of Hillel programs are attended by hundreds of students each month.

The state-of-the-art facility, designed by the Chicago firm of Amstadter Architects, will include:

  • A large and comfortable student lounge 
  • An upper level deck for BBQs and the Hillel Sukkah
  • Wireless internet access
  • Dairy and Meat Kosher kitchens
  • Drop-in coffee bar
  • Plentiful program space of varying sizes
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • and more!

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Help the Cohen Center Capital Campaign end successfully!

The goal of the campaign is to raise $8.6 million, of which $6,499,899 has already been committed. Check this page for continuing updates!

An aggressive Capital Campaign is underway in partnership with the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the Hillels of Illinois.

We invite you to become a part of this important effort.

For a listing of donors to Hillel's capital campaign, click here .

For more information or to make a gift, please contact This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it (312) 444-2827 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it (217) 390-8403.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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UIUC Hillel | The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life | 503 E John St. Champaign, IL 61820 | (217) 344-1328
UIUC Hillel is an integral part of the Hillels of Illinois, a partner in serving our community, supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago; the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation; an accredited campus foundation of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.