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08/28/2017

Support the 2017 Hurricane Relief Funds

Tags: Federation, PR, Giving, Advocacy

Support the 2017 Hurricane Relief Funds

Jewish Federations across the country are raising funds to support communities and individuals in Houston, San Antonio, Galveston, Corpus Christi and other areas that have been hammered by Hurricane Harvey. With record breaking volumes of rain having fallen through the weekend and expected to continue through tomorrow, extensive damage is continuing to mount.

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08/25/2017

Kol Israel Fall Memorial to Remember Six Million Jews Who Perished in the Holocaust

Tags: Advocacy, Federation, PR

Kol Israel Fall Memorial to Remember  Six Million Jews Who Perished in the Holocaust

During the Jewish High Holy Days, the Kol Israel Foundation and Jewish Federation of Cleveland will honor and commemorate the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. The 56th annual Fall Memorial Service will be on Sunday, September 24 at 2:00 pm at Zion Memorial Park (5461 Northfield Road, Bedford Heights). The service will be held in front of the Holocaust Memorial Monument, which was built by Kol Israel members and dedicated in 1961.

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08/01/2017

YLD Beautifies Hebrew Cultural Garden

Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Young Adults, Volunteer

YLD Beautifies Hebrew Cultural Garden

In 1926, the Hebrew Cultural Garden was dedicated as part of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Nearly 100 years later, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland proudly supports and manages this historic garden and maintains its landscape. “This is all thanks to the generosity of many people in our community," said Donna Yanowitz, Chair of Federation's Hebrew Cultural Garden committee. “We all care about maintaining such an important landmark in the city of Cleveland.”

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08/01/2017

Civic Leaders Reflect on Israel Mission

Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy, Israel, Overseas

Civic Leaders Reflect on Israel Mission

Forty Cleveland civic leaders spent a week in Israel in July, as part of a new Jewish Federation of Cleveland trip, where they got a sense of the country and issues shared by Northeast Ohio and Israeli communities.

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07/31/2017

Civic Leaders Mission on ideastream

Tags: Advocacy, Federation, PR, Israel, Overseas

Civic Leaders Mission on ideastream

A contingent of civic leaders just returned from a week in Israel. We'll gather some to discover what they learned.

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07/20/2017

Travel Blog: Civic Leaders Israel Mission

Tags: Israel, Federation, Overseas, Advocacy

Travel Blog: Civic Leaders Israel Mission

Forty of Cleveland’s esteemed civic leaders are in Israel on the Thomas and Joann Adler Civic Leaders Israel Mission. This new biennial mission launched by the Adlers of Shaker Heights was established through an endowment at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. The purpose is to expose Cleveland leadership to Israel’s innovative approaches to economic and community development, education and support of at-risk and disadvantaged populations, and to create opportunities for partnership with each other and Israeli counterparts.

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06/21/2017

Contact Senators to Save Medicaid

Tags: Federation, Advocacy

Contact Senators to Save Medicaid

Contact Senator Rob Portman and Senator Sherrod Brown and tell them to vote NO on the American Health Care Act.

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05/23/2017

A Welcome Visit from Myanmar

Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Overseas

A Welcome Visit from Myanmar

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Community Relations Committee (CRC) recently hosted a delegation from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma) for a panel discussion. It allowed the visitors a better understanding of the work Federation does across various religious and ethnic groups throughout Ohio.

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05/15/2017

40 Cleveland Leaders to Visit Israel

Tags: Advocacy, Federation, PR, Israel, Overseas

40 Cleveland Leaders to Visit Israel

Forty Cleveland nonprofit leaders will travel in July to Israel, via the new Thomas and Joann Adler Civic Leaders Israel Mission.

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