11/17/2016
Tags: Federation, PR, Overseas, Young Adults
Jewish Cleveland young adults are invited to travel the world and apply for the Roslyn Z. Wolf Cleveland-JDC International Fellowship. The Jewish Federation of Cleveland, in partnership with the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), will select one applicant to participate with 25 other Jewish young adult fellows in an exceptional opportunity to spend one year abroad through a paid, individual global service opportunity.
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11/11/2016
Tags: Federation, Overseas, Partners
As a member of the Federation’s Overseas Connections Committee (OCC) and the St. Petersburg Subcommittee, I’m visiting St. Petersburg, Russia to learn and to listen.
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10/28/2016
Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Family, Education, PJ Library
As a member of the Federation's Overseas Connections Committee (OCC), and former Roslyn Z. Wolf JDC International Fellows stationed in St. Petersburg, Russia back in 2006-2007, my husband Matt and I have seen firsthand the life-changing work that the Cleveland Jewish community conducts through its partnership overseas in Russia. However, we recently had a chance to see first-hand the work that our community does to support our other sister city in Beit Shean, Israel.
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10/20/2016
Tags: Teens, Kids, Family, Partners, Overseas
Every summer, 1,500 young Jews from 20 countries travel to rural Hungary to attend Camp Szarvas. Funded in part by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, a Federation partner agency, Szarvas merges the fun of sleepaway camp with the celebration of Jewish peoplehood.
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09/23/2016
Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas
“The train arriving in a place like this is a game changer.”
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09/20/2016
Tags: Federation, Blog, Young Adult, Overseas
“If Federation wasn’t there helping my family, I wouldn’t be who I am and where I am today.”
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09/19/2016
Tags: Federation, Video, Israel, Overseas, Advocacy
An evening of togetherness, laughter…and food!
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09/07/2016
Tags: Federation, PR, Israel, Overseas, Advocacy
Visiting Israeli cook Bat Zion Yona picked up a piece of Josie Peric's savory, Croatian-style strudel and gave it a taste.
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09/02/2016
Tags: Federation, PR, Israel, Overseas, Advocacy
Etty Valinaamat usually opens her home to cook for others. In addition to being a high school baking teacher, she runs a bakery in her hometown of Beit Shean, Israel, where guests are invited to “eat and pray.”
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08/31/2016
Tags: Onward, Federation, Blog, Young Adult, Israel, Overseas
Hi, my name is Sammie Jacobs. I was born and raised in Beachwood, and will be a Senior at Case Western Reserve University this fall. I participated on Onward Israel this past summer, and was one of 42 Clevelanders who went on Onward this year.
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