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11/26/2024

We Are Our Children’s Iron Dome

Tags: Federation, Blog, Israel

We Are Our Children’s Iron Dome

Picture this. I am in Tel Aviv when the sirens sound to alert of rockets being fired upon us by one of Iran’s terrorist proxy organizations. I make my way with the others to the nearest safe room – which happens to be a hotel stairwell. For the next 10 minutes, we catch up on our families and look at pictures of new grandchildren as we listen to Israel’s “Iron Dome” intercepting the rockets over central Israel.

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11/20/2024

Action Alert: State Safety & Security Priorities

Tags: Federation, Blog, Advocacy

Action Alert: State Safety & Security Priorities

In response to the increasingly aggressive threats to the Jewish community and most recently, the Neo-Nazis marching in Columbus, Ohio, Jewish Federation of Cleveland is asking for your help.

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09/30/2024

Action Alert: Protect Jewish College Students on October 7, 2024

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Action Alert: Protect Jewish College Students on October 7, 2024

October 7, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. As Jewish groups on college campuses across Ohio plan activities that day to remember those who were killed and pray for those still being held in Gaza, there are plans being made by others who want to use this occasion to glorify the crimes of Hamas, intimidate the Jewish community on campus, and further fan the flames of hatred.

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09/27/2024

We Are Going To Be Okay

Tags: Federation, Blog, Israel

We Are Going To Be Okay

I am writing this Rosh Hashanah message a month before the actual holiday knowing there is a chance that something significant (and potentially negative) will happen before this is published. Between the time I write this – and you read it – it’s possible that haters will be unmasked in disappointing but not surprising ways. That there will be more tragic loss of innocent life. That a politician or celebrity will say something offensive. This is not to minimize any such incident, but rather to recognize the world we live in right now.

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09/04/2024

Time is Running Out

Tags: Federation, Blog, Israel

Time is Running Out

For more than 300 days, we have been praying for the safe and immediate release of the hostages taken by Hamas last October. “Bring Them Home Now” is not just some slogan – it’s a plea for humanity.

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08/05/2024

Action Alert: Protect Jewish College Students

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Action Alert: Protect Jewish College Students

As Jewish college students prepare to return to campus for the upcoming school year, their administrators must also be prepared to provide a safe and inclusive environment for all, free from hate-fueled intimidation, harassment, and bullying.

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06/18/2024

Action Alert: Make Your Voice Heard

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Action Alert: Make Your Voice Heard

Please send a note to County Council members to thank them for withdrawing this resolution that was designed to use covert financial and economic maneuvers as weapons to attack a long-time and loyal ally of the United States.

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05/03/2024

This Is Not a Peace Movement

Tags: Federation, Blog, Israel

This Is Not a Peace Movement

Like you, we have watched in disbelief as pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses across our country have rapidly become violent, anti-Jewish rallies – complete with direct threats and physical attacks on Jewish students, as well as destruction of property.

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04/19/2024

Leaving Egypt: The Passover Reminder of Resiliency

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Leaving Egypt: The Passover Reminder of Resiliency

Each year, as we retell the story of the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt, we think about seders of the past. Everyone has a role: who reads what part in the Haggadah, who sits quietly hoping they won’t be called on, who asks the four questions, who kicks their sister or brother under the table, who brings the soup or the special family dessert ... who just won’t stop talking ... we all have our roles and our questions.

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04/15/2024

"If You Will It, It Is No Dream"

Tags: Federation, Blog, Israel

"If You Will It, It Is No Dream"

I am writing this from Tel Aviv where I am with several members of the Greater Cleveland and Jewish Cleveland communities on Federation’s Humanitarian Mission for Business and Civic Leaders. We came to Israel together to see, hear, and begin to comprehend what happened on October 7, 2023, and what that means for Israel and the Jewish people.

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