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04/18/2023

Students Remember Holocaust with Creative Writing

Tags: Advocacy, Federation

Students Remember Holocaust with Creative Writing

To honor our local survivors and remember those who perished during the Holocaust, local schools entered the Yom Hashoah Creative Arts Contest. Students created original poems and visual arts pieces to incorporate this year’s theme, “80th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.”

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04/07/2023

Yom Hashoah Focuses on 80th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Tags: Federation, Advocacy

Yom Hashoah Focuses on 80th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland and Kol Israel Foundation’s Yom Hashoah commemoration will reflect on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1943 act of Jewish resistance in German-occupied Poland.

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04/04/2023

Good Deeds Day Offers Wide Range of Volunteering Opportunities

Tags: Federation, Volunteer

Good Deeds Day Offers Wide Range of Volunteering Opportunities

Families and individuals of all ages are invited to volunteer across Cleveland’s Jewish and general community when the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Jewish Volunteer Network (JVN) takes part in Good Deeds Day on Sunday, April 16.

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04/04/2023

#StandUpToJewishHate

Tags: Federation, Advocacy

#StandUpToJewishHate

As part of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s multi-pronged strategy to combat hate, we joined the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) as one of the more than 100 partners – including the League of Women Voters, Urban League, National Governors Association, the Anti-Defamation League and Hillel International – to encourage its supporters to stand up to Jewish hate (#StandUpToJewishHate).

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03/31/2023

Upcoming Events for You

Tags: Federation, Young Families, Overseas, Young Adults, Advocacy, Volunteer, Israel

Upcoming Events for You

We hope to see you at one of our many April events! This month, we're partaking in a global day of volunteering, remembering the Holocaust and heroism with two meaningful events, and commemorating Israel's Memorial Day with song, prayer, and running in the memory of fallen soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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03/31/2023

Leaving Egypt

Tags: Federation, Blog

Leaving Egypt

We were slaves in Egypt (avadim hayinu). This yearly reminder at Passover is core to our Jewish memory and culture. The retelling of the exodus from Egypt reminds us of the bitterness of slavery, the journey to freedom, and how we became a Jewish nation.

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03/23/2023

JFNA Sends Message as Judicial Overhaul Plan Continues

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas

JFNA Sends Message as Judicial Overhaul Plan Continues

As the debate and protests surrounding judicial reform plans in Israel continue, the Jewish Federations of North America sent a delegation of leaders from various communities, including Cleveland, to meet with Israeli leaders.

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03/23/2023

Applications Now Open for Israel at 75 Microgrants

Tags: Federation, Israel

Applications Now Open for Israel at 75 Microgrants

Applications are now open for the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Israel at 75 Microgrant program. An Israel at 75 Microgrant is pre-approved funding for a program or project in the Cleveland Jewish community geared towards Israel programming, as part of Federation’s Israel at 75 initiative. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to apply.

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03/20/2023

When You Know The Why, The How Will Follow

Tags: Federation, legacy

Carol Wolf

The Cleveland Jewish community is one of the most generous in the United States and most of us give because we believe in the missions of the charitable organizations to which we donate.

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03/17/2023

When Jews Are Hurting, We Are There

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When Jews Are Hurting, We Are There

When Jews are hurting anywhere in the world, we show up. When Israel is hurting, we show up. This week, we traveled to Israel for 24 hours because Israel is hurting. We joined leaders from Jewish communities across North America to show our love for our Israeli brothers and sisters at this challenging time.

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