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05/16/2016

Get to Know: Cheryl Davis, CRC Chair

Tags: Federation, Advocacy

Get to Know: Cheryl Davis, CRC Chair

Cheryl Davis volunteers her time bringing together Cleveland’s Jewish and general communities. As Chair of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Community Relations Committee (CRC), she and the committee members work to implement the CRC’s mission – to protect, preserve, and promote a just, democratic, and pluralistic American society, advocate for a strong and secure Israel, and safeguard the rights of Jews in Cleveland and around the globe.

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05/13/2016

Watch: Rita LIVE at Yom Ha'atzmaut

Tags: Federation, Video, Israel

Watch: Rita LIVE at Yom Ha'atzmaut

Cleveland Loves Israel: Thousands Celebrate Israeli Independence Day with Pop Icon Rita!

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05/13/2016

Rita Rocks Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Events

Rita Rocks Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration

Israeli pop icon Rita's first appearance in Northeast Ohio had 'em dancing in the aisles.

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05/12/2016

Meet Yana: Capacity Building Participant

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Overseas, Leadership

Meet Yana: Capacity Building Participant

Yana is a young Jewish professional in her twenties living in St. Petersburg, Cleveland’s sister city in Russia. Passionate about helping her community, Yana wanted to do something about the poverty affecting the Jews in her city, but she could hardly raise any funds.

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05/12/2016

Members of Knesset Visit Jewish Cleveland

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Overseas, Leadership, Israel, Advocacy

Members of Knesset Visit Jewish Cleveland

It is the mark of a special relationship where both parties take the time to show support for each other and learn from one another. Last week, the special relationships between Israel and the United States grew even stronger with the visit of three members of Knesset to Cleveland.

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05/12/2016

Israel's Independence Day Celebration

Tags: Israel, Overseas, Events, Holidays, Federation, Women, Teens, Family, Advocacy, Arts, Young Adults

Israel's Independence Day Celebration

Celebrate Israel's 68th Independence Day on May 12 with Rita in concert!

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05/11/2016

My 'Big Brother' Itamar's Story

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Overseas, Israel

My 'Big Brother' Itamar's Story

Late in the afternoon on October 13th, 1998 my parents called me and my older sister into our family room. My father said: “something has happened. Itamar was murdered.” This was the first time I had ever heard the word ‘murdered’ in proximity to the name of someone close to me”.

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05/11/2016

Recipe for Success Can Be Found in Kitchen

Tags: Federation, Events, Women

Recipe for Success Can  Be Found in Kitchen

What’s the secret to being happy? It could be baking.

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05/10/2016

The Candle of the Jewish People Burns Bright

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Events

The Candle of the Jewish People Burns Bright

Israeli soldier Major Amit Tzuman shared his story of bravery with 450+ Clevelanders at our Yom Hazikaron commemoration, honoring Israel's fallen soldiers and civilian victims of terror.

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05/10/2016

Remembering Israel's Fallen Soldiers

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Events

Remembering Israel's Fallen Soldiers

Over 450 Clevelanders gathered to remember Israel’s fallen soldiers and civilian victims of terror at Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day.

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