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03/18/2024

Jewish Federation of Cleveland Presents Gabrielle Lincoff Jerusalem with Top Young Leadership Award

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Jewish Federation of Cleveland Presents Gabrielle Lincoff Jerusalem with Top Young Leadership Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that Gabrielle Lincoff Jerusalem has been awarded the 2023 Bennett and Donna Yanowitz Leadership Award, which recognizes and honors an outstanding young individual who has demonstrated commitment, involvement, and leadership within Cleveland’s Jewish community. She received the award at the Federation’s Board of Trustees meeting on March 13.

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12/14/2023

Recognizing Jonathon Nisenboum, Wolf Award Recipient

Tags: Young Adults, Federation, Video, Campaign, Featured, Awards

Recognizing Jonathon Nisenboum, Wolf Award Recipient

Jonathon Nisenboum was recognized at our Campaign Closing Celebration for her dedication to the Campaign for Jewish Needs.

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12/14/2023

Thank You Beth Wain Brandon, 2023 and 2024 General Campaign Chair

Tags: Federation, Video, Campaign, Featured, Awards, Women

Thank You Beth Wain Brandon, 2023 and 2024 General Campaign Chair

The success of our annual Campaign for Jewish Needs is due in large part to the strength of those at the helm. We are grateful to Beth Wain Brandon for her leadership as chair of the 2023 and 2024 Campaigns.

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11/30/2023

Judy Immerman Payne Receives Prestigious Irene Zehman Volunteer Award

Tags: Federation, Women, Philanthropy, Awards, Video

Judy Immerman Payne Receives Prestigious Irene Zehman Volunteer Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced today that Judy Immerman Payne is the 2023 recipient of the Irene Zehman Volunteer Award. Each year, the Federation recognizes a Jewish woman or group of women who demonstrate the highest ideals and practices of volunteer service on behalf of the Jewish and/or general community. Payne, founding executive director of Goods Bank NEO, was honored at the Federation’s Women IN Philanthropy MaIN Event on November 29.

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03/15/2023

Hallie Bram Kogelschatz Receives the Yanowitz Award

Tags: Federation, Awards, Leadership, Women

Hallie Bram Kogelschatz Receives the Yanowitz Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that Hallie Bram Kogelschatz has been awarded the 2022 Bennett and Donna Yanowitz Leadership Award, which recognizes and honors an outstanding young individual who has demonstrated commitment, involvement, and leadership within Cleveland’s Jewish community. She received the award at the Federation’s Board of Trustees meeting on March 13.

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12/08/2022

Recognizing Rachel Glickman, Wolf Award Recipient

Tags: Young Adults, Federation, Video, Campaign, Featured, Awards

Recognizing Rachel Glickman, Wolf Award Recipient

Rachel Glickman was recognized at our Campaign Closing Celebration for her dedication to the Campaign for Jewish Needs.

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12/01/2022

Heather Schlang to Receive Prestigious Irene Zehman Volunteer Award

Tags: Federation, Women, Philanthropy, Awards, Video

Heather Schlang to Receive Prestigious Irene Zehman Volunteer Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced today that Heather Schlang is the 2022 recipient of the Irene Zehman Volunteer Award. Each year, the Federation recognizes a Jewish woman or group of women who demonstrate the highest ideals and practices of volunteer service on behalf of the Jewish and/or general community. Schlang, a community volunteer and Chair of Share What You Wear (SWYW), a project of the National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland (NCJW/CLE), will be honored at the Federation’s Women IN Philanthropy MaIN Event on December 1.

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11/15/2022

Former Federation Board Chair Michael Siegal to be Awarded Medal of Honor by Israel's President Herzog

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Former Federation Board Chair Michael Siegal to be Awarded Medal of Honor by Israel's President Herzog

Former Board Chair of Jewish Federations of North America Michael Siegal is one of five notable leaders who will be awarded the prestigious Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor, according to an announcement issued by the Office of President Isaac Herzog. The prize, which is the highest civil medal awarded by the President of Israel, will be presented in recognition of Siegal’s extraordinary commitment to the Jewish nation and to advancing ties between Israel and North American Jewry.

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10/03/2022

Mitchell Schneider Receives Prestigious Gries Family Award

Tags: Federation, Awards, Leadership

Mitchell Schneider Receives Prestigious Gries Family Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that Mitchell Schneider is the 2022 recipient of the Gries Family Award in recognition of his lasting impact in Cleveland’s Jewish and general communities. For more than 25 years, the Gries Family Award has honored individuals who have demonstrated extensive top leadership in Federation and other local Jewish organization activities, as well as significant leadership in Greater Cleveland’s general community. Schneider, president of First Interstate Properties, Ltd., was presented the award at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland Board of Trustees meeting on September 28.

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05/02/2022

Sarah Zimmerman Receives the Yanowitz Award for Outstanding Young Community Leadership

Tags: Federation, Awards, Leadership, Partner Agency, Young Adults

Sarah Zimmerman Receives the Yanowitz Award for Outstanding Young Community Leadership

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that Sarah Zimmerman has been awarded the 2021 Bennett and Donna Yanowitz Leadership Award, which recognizes and honors an outstanding young individual who has demonstrated commitment, involvement, and leadership within Cleveland’s Jewish community. She received the award at the Federation’s Board of Trustees meeting on April 27.

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