06/16/2022

Reneé Chelm Says Federation’s Eisenman Award an 'Incredible Honor'

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Reneé Chelm Says Federation’s Eisenman Award an 'Incredible Honor'

With decades of involvement focusing on the Jewish and wider community in Cleveland, Reneé Chelm was honored with the 2022 Charles Eisenman Award at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 118th annual meeting June 9 at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland in Cleveland Heights.

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06/15/2022

Thank You, J. David Heller!

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Thank You, J. David Heller!

During this year's 118th Annual Meeting for the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, we honored outgoing Board Chair J. David Heller for three exemplary years of leadership to our Jewish Cleveland community!

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06/15/2022

Federation Honors Heller, Chelm at 118th Annual Meeting

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Federation Honors Heller, Chelm at 118th Annual Meeting

Over 200 attendees joined the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 118th annual meeting June 9 at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland in Cleveland Heights to honor two leaders in the Jewish community..

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06/15/2022

Ethiopian Jews Make Aliyah to Israel With Help From the Jewish Federation

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Ethiopian Jews Make Aliyah to Israel With Help From the Jewish Federation

180 Jewish Ethiopians made aliyah to Israel with help from Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

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06/15/2022

JDC, Jewish Agency Update Community on Ukraine Relief Efforts

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JDC, Jewish Agency Update Community on Ukraine Relief Efforts

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland held another community briefing with its overseas partners, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and The Jewish Agency for Israel, June 8 as the war in Ukraine passes the 100-day mark.

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06/10/2022

The 118th Annual Meeting Of The Jewish Federation Of Cleveland

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The 118th Annual Meeting Of The Jewish Federation Of Cleveland

Our community celebrated what we've accomplished together at the 118th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

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06/09/2022

Israeli Artist Brings Healing Urban Art Creations to Cleveland

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Israeli Artist Brings Healing Urban Art Creations to Cleveland

Northeast Ohioans are beginning to see the street art creations of Tel Aviv-based urban artist Dede Bandaid at various locations around the Cleveland area, with the aim to help heal the local arts community after years of hardship amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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06/08/2022

Meet Our 2022 Summer Interns

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Meet Our 2022 Summer Interns

Welcome, Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2022 summer interns! Get to know this impressive group of college students who are spending their summer working with Team Federation.

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06/03/2022

Standing Together

Tags: Federation, Blog, Overseas, Israel

Standing Together

I am writing this on a plane from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Israel. Jewish Cleveland community leader, Jeffrey Wild, and I traveled to Ethiopia with the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). The trip was designed to teach us more about the Ethiopian Jewish community’s history and current reality; and allow us to accompany 180 Ethiopians as they made Aliyah as part of Operation Tzur Yisrael Chapter Two to be reunified with family in Israel.

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