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04/27/2018

114th Annual Meeting: Israel at 70 Celebration Continues

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Awards

114th Annual Meeting: Israel at 70 Celebration Continues

Last night, more than 400 community members came together at Fuchs Mizrachi School to celebrate 114 years of community and 70 years of Israel's independence at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Annual Meeting.

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04/25/2018

Celebrate at IsraelFest! on May 6!

Tags: Federation, Video, Israel, Overseas

Celebrate at IsraelFest! on May 6!

Each year, our community comes together to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s birthday. This year, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland marks the 70th year of Israel’s independence through a series of community-wide arts, cultural, and educational events – known collectively as the “Israel at 70” series. One of those events is IsraelFest! on May 6 at the Mandel JCC, which will be a carnival-like atmosphere with Israeli games, Israeli food, a shuk (Israeli market), a bounce house, and more fun for all ages.

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04/25/2018

Remembering Oren Noa on Yom Hazikaron

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas

Remembering Oren Noa on Yom Hazikaron

At our Yom Hazikaron (Israel's Memorial Day) commemoration, First Lieutenant Tair Hadar shared the story of her friend and neighbor, Oren Noa, who tragically lost his life defending the state of Israel. Read Oren's story now:

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04/23/2018

IDF Soldiers Help Commemorate Yom Hazikaron

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, PR, Advocacy

IDF Soldiers Help Commemorate Yom Hazikaron

Cleveland’s Yom Hazikaron, or Israel’s Memorial Day, honored Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed in the line of duty as well as civilian victims, during a solemn ceremony April 17 at the Mandel Jewish Community Center’s Stonehill Auditorium in Beachwood.

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04/20/2018

Cleveland Celebrates Israel's 70th Birthday in a Big Way!

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

Cleveland Celebrates Israel's 70th Birthday in a Big Way!

Cleveland loves Israel! Thank you to the 1,100+ community members who joined us for an unforgettable night of music at David Broza Live, a Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel's Independence Day) celebration.

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04/11/2018

Top 5 Reasons to Attend Blue & White Party

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Israel, Overseas

Top 5 Reasons to Attend Blue & White Party

Blue & White Party is April 19 and we can't wait to toast to Israel's 70th birthday. It's a night you don't want to miss!

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04/11/2018

Rocking Out for Israel's 70th Birthday

Tags: Federation, Video, Arts, Israel, Overseas

Rocking Out for Israel's 70th Birthday

Jewish Cleveland – get ready to rock out for Israel’s 70th birthday! This year, our community is coming together to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut on April 19 at Landerhaven in Mayfield Heights with a concert featuring Israeli superstar, David Broza, alongside two up-and-coming music stars, Tamar Eisenman and Maya Isac. “It’s the ultimate in specialness to have David Broza perform here in Cleveland for Israel’s birthday,” said Scott Simon, Concert Co-Chair.

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04/02/2018

Cleveland Hosts Jewish Communal Professionals from St. Petersburg

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas

Cleveland Hosts Jewish Communal Professionals from St. Petersburg

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland played host in February to a delegation of 21 top Jewish communal professionals from Cleveland’s sister city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Close to 20 years ago, Cleveland entered into a strategic partnership with the Jewish community of St. Petersburg to help sustain and renew Jewish life. The purpose of this visit was to learn how to utilize lay leaders as partners to set community priorities and meet current and future needs, a novel concept to those in Russia. The gathering also permitted the exchange of ideas concerning leadership, culture, politics and things both lofty and mundane.

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03/26/2018

Celebrating Israel at 70 with "70 Facts about Israel"

Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Israel, Overseas, PR, Families, Kids, Teens, Women, Young Adults

Celebrating Israel at 70 with "70 Facts about Israel"

Want to impress your friends with your trivia skills? Check out these 70 facts about Israel, in celebration of Israel's milestone anniversary of independence!

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03/23/2018

Cleveland, Israeli Tech Leaders Talk Women in STEM

Tags: Israel, Federation, Overseas, Women, PR, Advocacy

Cleveland, Israeli Tech Leaders Talk Women in STEM

Women make up more than half of the college-educated workforce in the United States, but hold only 24 percent of science, technology, engineering and math jobs.

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