03/27/2024
Tags: Federation, Israel
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland aims for at least 1,334 participants at its Ratzim Bishvilam event April 7 to run or walk for the 1,334 killed in Israel or still held hostage since Oct. 7, 2023.
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03/26/2024
Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Israel
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland issued the following statement in response to the ceasefire resolution voted on yesterday by Cleveland City Council:
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03/15/2024
Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas
A week prior to the five-month anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 surprise attack on Israel by Hamas, 20 leaders from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland embarked on a mission to the Jewish state.
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03/15/2024
Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas
On Oct. 6, 2023, Kibbutz Kissufim in Israel was an agricultural community home to 318 residents full of dreams. But located just 0.3 miles from the Gaza border, it was one of the communities attacked when Hamas invaded on Oct. 7, 2023.
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03/14/2024
Tags: Federation, Israel, Video
Youth Futures, one of Israel's leading positive-intervention programs, is partnering teen mentors with at-risk children for a long-term period of cooperative learning and growth. This is Hadar's story.
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03/14/2024
Tags: Federation, Israel, Video, Campaign25
One of Israel's leading positive-intervention programs, Youth Futures partners teen mentors with at-risk children for a long-term period of cooperative learning and growth.
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03/13/2024
Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Israel, Campaign25
As Clevelanders and visitors drive along freeways, they may notice billboards carrying messages from the Jewish community, such as the release of hostages held in Gaza and awareness of the rise in antisemitism.
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03/07/2024
Tags: Federation, Blog, Israel
Today, Shlomo Mantzur turns 86 years old – and it is the worst birthday of his life.
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03/05/2024
Tags: Federation, Israel
An Israel at 75 Microgrant is pre-approved funding for a program or project in the Cleveland Jewish Community geared towards Israel programming that support one or more of these goals. Organizations or individuals will be reimbursed for expenses (up to the agreed upon amount) after completion of their project.
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02/19/2024
Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland today announced a new partnership with Kibbutz Kissufim, a community in the Gaza Envelope, that was among the 22 locations targeted by the terrorist group Hamas on October 7, 2023. On that day, Hamas attacked Israel and brutally murdered more than 1,200 innocent people in multiple locations near the Gaza border – injuring thousands more and kidnapping over 250 individuals, including Shlomo Mantzur (age 85), who lived on Kibbutz Kissufim. A kibbutz is an intentional community in Israel that focuses on a communal lifestyle.
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