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12/15/2020

Accepting Nominations: Charles Eisenman Award

Tags: Federation

The Charles Eisenman Award, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s highest civic honor, was first awarded in 1924 by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland to recognize individuals or organizations for exceptional civic contributions.

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12/14/2020

Exercise Care When Discussing Estate Plan with Family

Tags: Federation, Blog, legacy, Philanthropy

Exercise Care When Discussing Estate Plan with Family

Communicating with family during the estate planning process can help mitigate any issues and make it easier for important decisions to be made.

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12/14/2020

Estate Plan – Business Decision or Value Statement

Tags: Federation, Blog, legacy, Philanthropy

Estate Plan – Business Decision or Value Statement

Creating an estate plan – or updating one – is probably on your to do list. And, if you are like so many others, it has probably been on the list for a while now.

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12/10/2020

Federation Campaign for Jewish Needs Raises Record $33 Million

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Federation Campaign for Jewish Needs Raises Record $33 Million

Smiles abounded at the virtual campaign closing for the 2021 Campaign for Jewish Needs as fundraisers in the Jewish community delivered a record-breaking grand total of $33,105,529.

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12/10/2020

Cameron & Dayna Orlean, Wolf Award Recipients

Tags: Young Adults, Federation, Video, Campaign, Featured, Awards

Cameron & Dayna Orlean, Wolf Award Recipients

Dayna and Cameron were recognized at our Campaign Closing Celebration for their dedication to the Campaign for Jewish Needs.

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12/10/2020

Donors to Jewish Federation Help Keep Community Strong in Wake of Global Pandemic by Contributing $33.1M in Annual Campaign

Tags: Federation, Campaign, PR

Donors to Jewish Federation Help Keep Community Strong in Wake of Global Pandemic by Contributing $33.1M in Annual Campaign

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that $33,105,529 has been raised by more than 12,000 donors representing 8,701 gifts in the 2021 Campaign for Jewish Needs, the annual fundraising campaign that serves Jewish Cleveland and the global community. Additionally, through a match opportunity from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, the community raised $1,000,000 for the Jewish Cleveland’s Coronavirus Emergency Relief Fund, contributing to a grand total of $15,416,989 toward this COVID relief effort to date. These totals were shared at the virtual Campaign Closing Celebration on December 9.

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12/08/2020

Ideas for Year End Giving

Tags: Legacy, Philanthropy, Federation

Your gift to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland provides meaningful support to those in need.

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12/07/2020

Interfaith Family Feels Federation’s Community Impact

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Interfaith Family Feels Federation’s Community Impact

Paloma Zuleta, a Catholic, is raising her two children with husband Iden Martyn’s Jewish faith.

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12/03/2020

Early Agency Assistance Turns into 25 Years of Supporting Federation

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Early Agency Assistance Turns into 25 Years of Supporting Federation

Martin Davidson knows loss. When he was 8, his 11-year-old brother died, and when he was 12, he lost his father too.

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12/01/2020

Jewish Continuity Starts Here: The Vitality of Jewish Overnight Camp

Tags: Federation, Teens, Family

Jewish Continuity Starts Here: The Vitality of Jewish Overnight Camp

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this summer was not like others for thousands of kids who were planning to go to Camp Wise – the ‘Home of Happiness’ – and other Jewish summer overnight camps.

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