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06/08/2021

Thank You to Ohio Reps Standing Up to Antisemitism

Tags: Federation, Advocacy

Thank You to Ohio Reps Standing Up to Antisemitism

Thank you to Representatives David Joyce, Marcy Kaptur, Anthony Gonzalez and Tim Ryan – who each signed on to an important letter from members of the House of Representatives to the Biden Administration calling for more robust measures to combat antisemitism. The letter, which you can read here, calls on President Biden to develop an inter-agency strategy to combat antisemitism and to nominate an Ambassador at Large to lead the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism at the State Department.

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06/04/2021

Federations Visit Israel in Solidarity Mission

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas

Federations Visit Israel in Solidarity Mission

Jewish Federation of Cleveland President Erika B. Rudin-Luria and board vice chair Neil R. Waxman showed their continued support for Israelis and a desire to combat antisemitism during a nationwide federation solidarity mission to Israel, led by the Jewish Federations of North America from May 24 to May 28.

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06/02/2021

WATCH: Rally for Israel

Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Israel, Overseas

WATCH: Rally for Israel

When terrorist attacks escalated in Israel in May 2021, Jewish Clevelanders came together to show their unwavering support for the Israeli people and the Jewish homeland at a rally hosted by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Israeli-American Council. On May 12, more than 500 people from our diverse Jewish community marched down Richmond Road to send a message of peace and healing across the world. Rally participants also heard inspirational messages from community leadership and clergy.

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06/01/2021

Accepting Israel’s Right to Exist as a Jewish State is the Path to True Peace

Tags: Federation, Israel, Advocacy

Accepting Israel’s Right to Exist as a Jewish State is the Path to True Peace

CLEVELAND – The innocent Palestinian and Israeli lives that have been tragically lost this month are, very sadly, only the latest casualties of an ongoing conflict between Israel and an array of forces seeking Israel’s elimination. These forces include well-known terrorist organizations – like Hamas, Hezbollah (the much larger terrorist organization operating on Israel’s northern borders), and Palestinian Islamic Jihad – as well as the government of Iran.

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05/28/2021

YLD Weinberg Mission to Israel: March 7 – 13, 2022

Tags: Young Adults, Federation, Missions

YLD Weinberg Mission to Israel: March 7 – 13, 2022

Innovation. Leadership. Identity. Join us on the Young Leadership Division (YLD) Weinberg Mission to Israel.

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05/28/2021

Saltzman Youth Panel Grants $40,000 for Community Needs

Tags: Federation, Teens

Saltzman Youth Panel Grants $40,000 for Community Needs

41 Jewish high school juniors and seniors from public and private high schools across Cleveland have come together to recommend grants totaling $40,000 to 14 organizations for crucial programs in the Jewish and general community through the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2020-2021 Maurice Saltzman Youth Panel.

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05/27/2021

Danielle Wild Receives Ruby Bass Challenge Award

Tags: Federation, Women, Campaign, PR, Video

Danielle Wild Receives Ruby Bass Challenge Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that Danielle Wild of Beachwood was awarded the 2021 Ruby Bass Challenge Award, the organization’s most prestigious award for women philanthropists. Wild was honored with the award at the Federation’s Women IN Philanthropy virtual Signature Event on May 27.

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05/24/2021

WATCH: Introducing the Joyce Garver Keller Institute for Jewish Advocacy

Tags: Federation, Advocacy

WATCH: Introducing the Joyce Garver Keller Institute for Jewish Advocacy

The inaugural Joyce Garver Keller Institute for Jewish Advocacy has launched!

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05/14/2021

Cleveland Stands with Israel

Tags: Federation, Shabbat & Holidays, Israel

A message from President Erika B. Rudin-Luria

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05/13/2021

Cleveland Rally Attracts 500 in Support For Israel

Tags: Federation, Israel, Advocacy

Cleveland Rally Attracts 500 in Support For Israel

More than 500 people grabbed Israeli flags and blue and white clothing and marched to show their support for Israel during the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Israeli–American Council’s pro–Israel rally and march May 12.

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