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12/19/2016

Attend the IMPACT! Volunteer Showcase

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Attend the IMPACT! Volunteer Showcase

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announces the IMPACT! Volunteer Showcase, a highly anticipated volunteer fair for Jewish Cleveland adults ages 50 and over. The Showcase will feature more than 20 organizations seeking volunteers, making it easy for guests to identify a possible match for their interests. The Showcase takes place on Sunday, January 22 from 9:30 – 11:00 am at the Federation’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building (25701 Science Park Drive in Beachwood).

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12/15/2016

Federation Raises $31.6M in 2017 Campaign

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Federation Raises $31.6M in 2017 Campaign

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced at its Campaign Closing Celebration Dec. 14 at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Beachwood that it raised $31,672,731 in the 2017 Campaign for Jewish Needs, exceeding last year’s total of $30,761,661.

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12/13/2016

Protecting Nonprofits from Terrorism

Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy

Last week, the Ohio Legislature passed a nonprofit security grant program to help nonprofits at risk of terrorist attack to upgrade & secure their facilities by providing grants of up to $100,000. The total funds available are approximately $7.3 million.

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12/08/2016

Senate Panel Moves Amended Proposal

Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy

Dozens of mostly opponent witnesses testified Wednesday on a bill that bars state agencies from contracting with companies involved in the movement to boycott or disinvest from Israel before it passed a Senate committee.

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12/08/2016

Children Learn Value of Giving Tzedakah

Tags: Federation, PR, Family, PJ Library, Education, Campaign

Children Learn Value of Giving Tzedakah

More than 300 children and their families came to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland in Beachwood on Dec. 4 for the Young Families Tzedakah Party, where children under 5 were encouraged to participate in arts and crafts and donate money from their piggy banks and unwrapped toys to the Federation’s 2017 Campaign for Jewish Needs.

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12/08/2016

Patch.com: Veto Heartbeat Abortion Ban

Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland issued a strongly worded statement urging Governor John Kasich to veto the 'Heartbeat' Abortion bill that would ban abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

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12/07/2016

Rubin Joins PJ Our Way Design Team

Tags: Federation, PR, Family, PJ Library, Education

Rubin Joins PJ Our Way Design Team

The PJ Library Program’s PJ Our Way website will have a local flavor.

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12/05/2016

Special Update: Israel's Fire Emergency

Tags: Federation, PR

Special Update: Israel's Fire Emergency

What started as a single fire on November 22 became a firestorm engulfing many parts of the country. Despite a collective sigh of relief that the flames have been extinguished and that rain is finally beginning to fall, we are painfully aware of the tragedy that has struck hundreds of Israeli families and that a sense of uncertainty remains for them.

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12/01/2016

Campaign Totals Announced on 12/14

Tags: Federation, PR, Campaign

Campaign Totals Announced on 12/14

The community is invited to the Campaign Closing Celebration, the grand finale of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2017 Campaign for Jewish Needs, on Wednesday, December 14 at 7 pm at the Mandel JCC Stonehill Auditorium (26001 S. Woodland Road in Beachwood).

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11/30/2016

Public Diplomacy Expert at Federation

Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy

Public Diplomacy Expert at Federation

Eytan Gilboa, a professor, author, and expert on public diplomacy and international communication, will speak about Western news coverage of Israel and the Middle East at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland in Beachwood Dec. 5.

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