09/06/2022

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to Perform in Cleveland for First Time with New Music Director, Lahav Shani

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Arts

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to Perform in Cleveland for First Time with New Music Director, Lahav Shani

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will kick off the community’s “Israel at 75” celebration series with a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) on November 12, 2022 at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall - Severance Music Center. The IPO has performed in Cleveland only twice before – most recently in 2015.

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08/29/2022

Federation’s Campaign for Jewish Needs Sets Record with $3.7M Raised at Super Sunday

Tags: Federation, Overseas

Federation’s Campaign for Jewish Needs Sets Record with $3.7M Raised at Super Sunday

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2023 Campaign for Jewish Needs raised a record-breaking $3,710,064 from 1,019 gifts during its Aug. 28 Super Sunday Kickoff.

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08/29/2022

Israeli Glass Artist Kaffeman Showcased at Federation, CIA

Tags: Federation, Arts, Israel

Israeli Glass Artist Kaffeman Showcased at Federation, CIA

As her exhibition “If You Thirst for a Homeland” is on display at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Roe Green Gallery in Beachwood, the Federation will bring Israeli glass artist Dafna Kaffeman for a one-week artist-in-residence stay from Sept. 6 through 11.

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08/29/2022

Heller Named Chair for Next Phase of JFNA Ukraine’s Aid Campaign

Tags: Federation, Overseas

J. David Heller

J. David Heller, immediate past board chair of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, was chosen to chair the next phase of the Jewish Federations of North America’s emergency campaign for Ukraine aid.

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08/26/2022

Teenshinim Spend Summer at Schechter in the Sun Camp

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Family

Teenshinim Spend Summer at Schechter in the Sun Camp

The Cleveland Jewish community welcomed six Teenshinim from the Israeli community of Beit Shean/Valley of Springs in early July – the first delegation from Israel to Cleveland in more than two years. The Teenshinim is a program for high school juniors interested in applying for a year of service in North America or Israel.

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08/25/2022

Onward Opens Doors for Clevelanders in Israel

Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Israel

Isaac Weiss traveled to Israel this summer for the fourth time, but this trip was different from any he had taken in the past.

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08/18/2022

Rudin-Luria Shares Federation’s Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, Hatred

Tags: Federation, Advocacy

Rudin-Luria Shares Federation’s Efforts to Combat Antisemitism, Hatred

Erika Rudin-Luria, president of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, discussed “Hatred: an ever-present pandemic” and how the Federation works to combat antisemitism and hate locally, nationally and internationally, as part of the Cleveland Leadership Center’s “The Way Forward Leader Lunch Breaks” on Aug. 17 via Zoom.

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08/16/2022

Jewish Cleveland Becomes First Faith-Based Community in the United States to Link Security Camera System Directly to 24-hour Emergency Communications Center

Tags: Federation, Security

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland today announced that its security provider, JFC Security, LLC (JFC Security), has launched a new, technology-based community monitoring system that is directly linked to a 24-hour emergency communications center. The system – which utilizes more than 700 sophisticated, 360-degree view security cameras and 26 automated license plate readers – provides a live feed to the communications center, where trained security personnel watch for suspicious behavior or anomalies to typical day-to-day activities.

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08/09/2022

5 Questions With … Oren Jacobson

Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Israel

5 Questions With … Oren Jacobson

We sat down with Oren Jacobson, co-founder and executive director of Project Shema to discuss the Israel/Palestine conflict and antisemitism.

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08/09/2022

Brandon Follows in Father’s Footsteps as Campaign for Jewish Needs Chair

Tags: Federation, Leadership, Campaign

Brandon Follows in Father’s Footsteps as Campaign for Jewish Needs Chair

Beth Wain Brandon brings a personal and family history of involvement with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and fundraising efforts as the chair of the Campaign for Jewish Needs in 2023 and 2024.

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