05/30/2023

Jewish Federation Announces First Round of 'Israel at 75' Microgrant Recipients

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Jewish Federation Announces First Round of 'Israel at 75' Microgrant Recipients

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced today the first round Israel at 75 Microgrant recipients. Through this program, the Federation is funding a wide range of projects throughout the Cleveland Jewish community that are geared toward Israel programming as part of the organization’s year-long Israel at 75 initiative.

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05/24/2023

Volunteers Turn Out to Spruce Up Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery

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Volunteers Turn Out to Spruce Up Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland held its annual spring cemetery cleanup May 21 as over 100 volunteers, including more than 30 students from Chaviva High School, spent two hours of their morning cleaning Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in Cleveland.

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05/24/2023

Global Cleveland Receives Federation’s Eisenman Award

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Global Cleveland Receives Federation’s Eisenman Award

As the Jewish Federation of Cleveland met for its 119th annual meeting, it reflected on the past year and the historic moment of Israel’s 75th year of independence.

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05/23/2023

WATCH: Global Cleveland Receives 2023 Eisenman Award

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WATCH: Global Cleveland Receives 2023 Eisenman Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced at the 119th Annual Meeting on May 22 that Global Cleveland has been named the 99th recipient of the Charles Eisenman Award, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s highest civic honor for outstanding contributions to our community.

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05/18/2023

2,200 People Help Celebrate Independence Day at IsraelFest

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2,200 People Help Celebrate Independence Day at IsraelFest

As families celebrated their mothers on Mother’s Day, more than 2,200 people joined the Jewish community to also celebrate Israel’s 75th independence day at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s IsraelFest May 14 at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Beachwood.

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05/16/2023

Remembering Betty Rosskamm

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Remembering Betty Rosskamm

We are saddened to share the loss of Betty Rosskamm z"l, Federation Board Trustee for Life.

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05/16/2023

Israeli Delegation Visits At-Risk Populations in Cleveland

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Israeli Delegation Visits At-Risk Populations in Cleveland

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland hosted a delegation of professionals from the Israel Defense Forces Education Corps and Youth Futures from May 7 through May 15 as they visited programs in Cleveland for at-risk populations.

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05/12/2023

Clevelanders Have Played Vital Role in Israel's Success

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Since before Israel declared its independence in 1948 through contemporary times, Clevelanders have played crucial roles in the founding and prosperity of the Jewish state. The late Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver is the most prominent Clevelander involved in the creation of the Jewish homeland. But others, too, played a central role in its establishment and success today. Some of these people appeared in the Cleveland Jewish News’ Israel 60th special publication, with many more Clevelanders playing crucial roles in the next 15 years.

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05/11/2023

Global Cleveland to Receive Federation's Eisenman Award

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Global Cleveland to Receive Federation's Eisenman Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 119th Annual Meeting at Park Synagogue will honor Global Cleveland and feature Kenneth W. Stein as it looks back on the past year.

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05/10/2023

Shalva Band Entertains Local Jewish Day School Students

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Shalva Band Entertains Local Jewish Day School Students

Ahead of the Shalva Band’s community-wide performance to celebrate Israel at 75, four members of the band spoke to students from the Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood and Gross Schechter Day School in Pepper Pike to share a message of believing in oneself and never giving up.

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