04/29/2020

WATCH: Lior Balavie: Live from Beit Shean Yom Ha'atzmaut Concert

Tags: Federation, CRC, Israel & Overseas, Overseas, Israel, Live, Advocacy

WATCH: Lior Balavie: Live from Beit Shean Yom Ha'atzmaut Concert

Lior Balavie and friends perform a virtual concert from Beit Shean, Cleveland’s sister city in Israel on Yom Ha'atzmaut 2020.

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04/29/2020

How Jewish Agencies are Addressing, Adapting to COVID-19 Pandemic

Tags: Federation, Blogs

How Jewish Agencies are Addressing, Adapting to COVID-19 Pandemic

As COVID-19 leaves no community untouched and all stretching for resources, for Todd Polikoff, it’s vital to deeply consider the future.

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04/28/2020

WATCH: Yom Hazikaron Virtual Ceremony

Tags: Federation, CRC, Advocacy, holiday, Holidays, Israel, Israel & Overseas, Overseas, Live

WATCH: Yom Hazikaron Virtual Ceremony

We virtually honored those who lost their lives protecting the State of Israel and civilian victims of terror for Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day.

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04/28/2020

Top Five Ways to Help Your Kids Manage Today’s Anxiety

Tags: Federation, Family, Partner Agency

Top Five Ways to Help Your Kids Manage Today’s Anxiety

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, it feels like the only constants are uncertainty and fear. For children that live with mental health issues, the changes in routine that come from stay-at-home orders can become significant stressors. For other children, the sense of isolation and constant worry about health has them dealing with a level of stress and anxiety to which they are unaccustomed. As children and teens continue to be confronted with future uncertainty, feelings of disappointment, fear, stress, and isolation escalate. Everyone experiences the pandemic differently.

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04/28/2020

Northeast Ohioans Remember Fallen Soldiers, Israel’s Wars

Tags: Federation, Blogs, Advocacy, Israel, Overseas

Northeast Ohioans Remember Fallen Soldiers, Israel’s Wars

Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of Israel’s wars were remembered in a somber virtual Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Yom Hazikaron commemoration April 27 that featured the lighting of candles, songs and prayers and speeches.

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04/27/2020

“Farewell. I Lived Among You, As a Wildflower”

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Advocacy

“Farewell. I Lived Among You, As a Wildflower”

Li-or Gersht, our community shlicha (Israeli emissary), shares a personal reflection on what Yom Hazikaron (Israel's Memorial Day) means to her.

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04/24/2020

Teens Making a Difference: Saltzman Youth Panel Blog

Tags: Federation, Teens, Philanthropy, Blog

Teens Making a Difference: Saltzman Youth Panel Blog

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Saltzman Youth Panel program educates Jewish Cleveland students about the philanthropic process and responding to Jewish and general community needs.

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04/21/2020

Virtual Ceremony Recalls Horrors, Heroism of Holocaust

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Virtual Ceremony Recalls Horrors, Heroism of Holocaust

Resilience and survival were themes of Yom Hashoah V’hagvurah, Cleveland’s commemoration of the Holocaust and Heroism on April 20.

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04/21/2020

Watch: Yom Hashoah V'Hagvurah Commemoration

Tags: Federation, Live, Arts and culture, Arts. Federation, CRC, Advocacy

Watch: Yom Hashoah V'Hagvurah Commemoration

Our community held a program for Yom Hashoah V’Hagvurah, a virtual commemoration of the Holocaust and heroism.

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