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From Heartbreak and Horror to Healing: A Community Farewell in Kibbutz Nir David

May 21, 2025

From Heartbreak and Horror to Healing: A Community Farewell in Kibbutz Nir David

By the banks of the Asi Stream in northern Israel last Friday, a very special and one-of-a kind event took place in the warm spring sunlight. If you didn’t know better, you might have thought that this was a joyous school reunion or even a friendly block party. Men greeted one another with hearty backslaps and long embraces. Women clutched one another, kissed cheeks, and knelt to hug each other’s children. There were tears, yes, but more than that, there was laughter. But this was no ordinary get-together.

WATCH: Age Is Just A Number: How Older Adults Are Thriving In Jewish Cleveland

May 19, 2025

WATCH: Age Is Just A Number: How Older Adults Are Thriving In Jewish Cleveland

The Ohio Department of Aging estimates that between the years of 2020 and 2040, people who are 65 and older will outnumber everyone else by four times. That's why caring for older adults has been and always will be a priority for the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

Mt. Sinai Health Foundation Receives Eisenman Award at Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Annual Meeting

May 15, 2025

Mt. Sinai Health Foundation Receives Eisenman Award at Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Annual Meeting

The Mt. Sinai Health Foundation in Cleveland was honored with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s highest civic honor, the Charles Eisenman Award for Exceptional Civic Contributions.

Zelman’s Tenure as Board Chair Lauded at Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Annual Meeting

May 15, 2025

Zelman’s Tenure as Board Chair Lauded at Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Annual Meeting

Haviv Rettig Gur, senior analyst of The Times of Israel and the host of the “Ask Haviv Anything” podcast, stressed to Jewish Clevelanders that it is important to ask “the hard questions.”

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