Midway through the 65th annual Fall Memorial at the Kol Israel Foundation National Holocaust Memorial on Sept. 20 inside Bedford Heights’ Zion Memorial Park, a black felt cover was pulled back to unveil a new marker distinguishing the site as the nation’s only federally recognized memorial that preserves the memory of 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust.

A rabbi’s warning to the first group of Eastern European Jewish immigrants sailing to America in 1839 to be good Jews and not succumb to America’s freedoms will on display at the White Glove Brunch at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at the 50th anniversary of the Cleveland Jewish Archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Cleveland History Center at10825 East Boulevard.

During Rosh Hashanah, many of us gathered with family and friends to welcome the new year. We shared meals, dipped apples in honey and recited familiar blessings. We reflected on the past, celebrated the joy of being together in the present and looked ahead with hope for a sweet year to come.

In a few days, we will gather again with family and friends to observe Yom Kippur – the day we take stock in our individual actions and deeds from the past year. It is also a time to reflect as a community and recommit to the Jewish values that connect us.

Jewish Cleveland has never fallen short when it comes to tzedakah, and for some community members, that charity has become more than just an annual donation.

In Beit Shean and the Valley of Springs, the Teenshinim program for high school students helps develop skills and leadership among the next generation in our sister communities in Israel.

Rosh Hashanah brings families, friends, and community together to both reflect on the past year and look ahead to the future.

For Eli, school wasn’t always a place where he felt successful. As a kindergartener at Yeshiva Derech HaTorah (YDT), he wanted to learn and cared about doing well, but significant speech and language challenges, difficulty focusing and self-regulating, and academic delays made each day a struggle.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced today the 2026 cohort of Mandel Myers Fellows who worked as staff at select Jewish overnight summer camps. This year’s program featured a cohort of 83 fellows.

Aug. 30 was a super Sunday for the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Super Sunday, which kicked off the 2027 Campaign for Jewish Needs.