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World Mourns Auschwitz Survivor and Innovator in Holocaust Education

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Sunday, June 20, 2021
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It is the third-largest Holocaust museum in the world, and, since 2010, Fritzie served as its President.

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  • It is the third-largest Holocaust museum in the world, and, since 2010, Fritzie served as its President.
  • Fritzie was the heart and soul of our Museum, said Susan Abrams, CEO of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.
  • Again, showing Fritzie's commitment to innovation in support of Holocaust education, this is the first time that virtual reality technology will be used to archive, preserve, and produce Holocaust Survivor testimony in Auschwitz.
  • Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center honors the Survivors and victims of the Holocaust and transforms history into current, relevant, and universal lessons in humanity.

New Read-Dunning Youth Development Park Opens in Chicago

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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The programs will address a variety of youth development needs, which include character development, health and physical education, and culture and history.

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  • The programs will address a variety of youth development needs, which include character development, health and physical education, and culture and history.
  • "The completion of the Read-Dunning Youth Development Park creates limitless sports opportunities for the children and teens of this community," said Chicago Park District General Superintendent & CEO Michael Kelly.
  • To date, the Ripken Foundation has completed 84 multipurpose synthetic turf Youth Development Parks in 22 states and Washington D.C. Read-Dunning Park is the second Ripken Foundation Youth Development Park in use in Chicago; Freedom Field at Marquette Park located near Chicago's South Side opened in 2015.
  • In 2018, the Ripken Foundation impacted over 1.5 million kids nationwide through its Youth Development Park and mentor programs.

Communications Systems, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
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MINNETONKA, Minn., Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCS)("CSI" or the "Company"), a global provider of connectivity infrastructure and services for deployments of broadband networks, today announced financial results for the third quarter ("Q3") ended September 30, 2018, including a discussion of results of operations by segment.

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  • MINNETONKA, Minn., Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCS)("CSI" or the "Company"), a global provider of connectivity infrastructure and services for deployments of broadband networks, today announced financial results for the third quarter ("Q3") ended September 30, 2018, including a discussion of results of operations by segment.
  • The 2018 Q3 losses had no restructuring costs and were primarily driven by operating losses in Suttle, JDL Technologies and Net2Edge.
  • Sales increased over second quarter and while they declined from third quarter last year, growth prospects look more positive going into quarter four.
  • Margins improved quarter over quarter due to operational improvements and not having the excess inventory issues seen last year, which we now believe are under control.

Communications Systems, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results And Appoints Investment Banker For Corporate Options

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Thursday, August 2, 2018
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The 2018 Q2 losses were primarily driven by operating losses in Suttle, JDL Technologies and Net2Edge.

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  • The 2018 Q2 losses were primarily driven by operating losses in Suttle, JDL Technologies and Net2Edge.
  • Q2 2018 operating income was $19,000 compared to $361,000 in Q2 2017.
  • "JDL's losses continued, driven by the ongoing approval delays we discussed last quarter within its primary education customer's federal funding process.
  • If the sale proceeds, we expect the close would occur in the second or third quarter of 2019.