12/08/2020

Ideas for Year End Giving

Tags: Legacy, Philanthropy, Federation

Your gift to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland provides meaningful support to those in need.

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12/07/2020

Interfaith Family Feels Federation’s Community Impact

Tags: Federation, Campaign, Blog

Interfaith Family Feels Federation’s Community Impact

Paloma Zuleta, a Catholic, is raising her two children with husband Iden Martyn’s Jewish faith.

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12/03/2020

Early Agency Assistance Turns into 25 Years of Supporting Federation

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Early Agency Assistance Turns into 25 Years of Supporting Federation

Martin Davidson knows loss. When he was 8, his 11-year-old brother died, and when he was 12, he lost his father too.

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12/01/2020

Jewish Continuity Starts Here: The Vitality of Jewish Overnight Camp

Tags: Federation, Teens, Family

Jewish Continuity Starts Here: The Vitality of Jewish Overnight Camp

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this summer was not like others for thousands of kids who were planning to go to Camp Wise – the ‘Home of Happiness’ – and other Jewish summer overnight camps.

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12/01/2020

Giving Back When It Really Counts

Tags: Federation, Video, Volunteer

Giving Back When It Really Counts

To prevent social distancing from becoming social isolation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic – especially among the elderly in Jewish Cleveland – the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Jewish Volunteer Network (JVN) quickly mobilized to create a multi-pronged program designed to touch base with these vulnerable community members to make sure they knew they were not alone or forgotten in this unsettled time.

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12/01/2020

Responding to Food Insecurity in Jewish Cleveland

Tags: Federation, Video

Responding to Food Insecurity in Jewish Cleveland

Across America, 37.2 million people (including 11 million children) live in food-insecure households. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast Ohio, those who were already facing food insecurity found themselves even more challenged to care for themselves and their families. And, as the realities of the economic impact of the pandemic have taken hold, the number of people confronting food insecurity has increased significantly and continues to grow.

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12/01/2020

Jewish Cleveland Stands Up to Hate in New York

Tags: Federation, Video, Advocacy, Security

Jewish Cleveland Stands Up to Hate in New York

Last January, Jewish Clevelanders came out in big numbers to participate in the "No Hate. No Fear. Solidarity March" in New York City to stand up against hatred and anti-Semitism.

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12/01/2020

Why We Love PJ Library!

Tags: Federation, Video, Family

Why We Love PJ Library!

Jewish Cleveland families talk about why they love PJ Library.

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12/01/2020

Jewish Day Schools Reopen for Fall 2020

Tags: Federation, Video

Jewish Day Schools Reopen for Fall 2020

Thanks to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Jewish Education Center, our five day schools were able to reopen for in-person learning in fall 2020. Watch the video above to learn more.

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11/30/2020

PPP Loans Provide Much-Needed Assistance for Beneficiary Agencies

Tags: Federation

PPP Loans Provide Much-Needed Assistance for Beneficiary Agencies

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached northeast Ohio, like most businesses, local agencies and institutions in Jewish Cleveland worried about how they could continue to serve the community’s needs in a safe manner and under a new economic reality.

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