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09/25/2015

Heller Receives Ruby Bass Award

Tags: Women, Campaign, PR, Federation, Awards, Video

Heller Receives Ruby Bass Award

Rebecca Heller of Moreland Hills has been named the 2015 recipient of the Ruby Bass Award, honoring her volunteerism and dedication to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Heller was presented with the award at the Federation’s Lion of Judah Annual Dinner on September 24.

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08/16/2015

Helping Habitat for Humanity

Tags: Volunteer, Advocacy, Federation, Video

Helping Habitat for Humanity

It was the perfect day for a “Spruce Up!” Volunteers from our Jewish Volunteer Network and Community Relations Committee, partnered with our friends at Habitat for Humanity and Esperanza to revitalize Cleveland’s Stockyard Neighborhood. Together, we repaired fences, painted, and landscaped to beautify our community that we love. Thanks to all of our dedicated volunteers for joining us to make a big difference!

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06/09/2015

“PJ Our Way” Clevelander Shines

Tags: PJ Library, Family, Women, Teens, Video

“PJ Our Way” Clevelander Shines

Meet Hannah. At just 10 years-old, Hannah represented our Cleveland community on the National PJ Our Way Design Team! She is part of the PJ Our Way community, a new pilot program created by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, that was designed to give 9- to 11-year-olds ownership over the material they read by allowing them to select their own books and express their opinions online.

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05/13/2015

Count the Omer & Find your Soulmate

Tags: Dating, Women, Young Adults, Video, Federation, Blog

Count the Omer & Find your Soulmate

Who is Omer? Sounds familiar. Hmm. Is he that Israeli who played for the Cavs while LeBron was in Miami? Nah, that’s Omri. Omri Caspi. So, who is Omer?

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05/01/2015

Instagram COO Speaks at Women's Event

Tags: Women, Federation, Video, Featured, PR

Instagram COO Speaks at Women's Event

Marne Levine was named Chief Operating Officer of Instagram, Inc. in 2015. She manages Instagram’s day-to-day internal operations, human resources, policy, and communications.

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04/26/2015

Instruments restored from Holocaust

Tags: PR, Overseas, Video, Arts

Instruments restored from Holocaust

A group of 20 Jewish young professionals and supervisors from St. Petersburg, Russia, visited Northeast Ohio last week to learn about the region’s Jewish community – and to take those lessons back home to help strengthen the Jewish community there.

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04/16/2015

Watch Now: Holocaust Education Video

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Video, Women, Israel, Overseas, Family, Teens, Arts, Advocacy

Watch Now: Holocaust Education Video

No words can adequately describe the suffering of those who experienced the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand. And, no words can adequately describe the heartache felt by the hundreds of Cleveland community members who join together each year to listen to survivors tell their stories at Yom Hashoah V’Hagvurah, on Holocaust Remembrance Day. We created this video in partnership with Kol Israel Foundation to share the importance of Holocaust education. Today, children survivors are nearing the end of their lives and we won’t be able to hear their stories firsthand forever. Please watch and share as we say “Never Again.”

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04/15/2015

Gross Receives Eisenman Award

Tags: Awards, Federation, Video, Featured, PR

Gross Receives Eisenman Award

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland continued 90+ year tradition by recognizing the recipient of the distinguished Charles Eisenman Award for exceptional civic contributions: Harley I. Gross. The Federation honored Harley at the 111th Annual Meeting on April 14 at B’nai Jeshurun Congregation.

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04/15/2015

700+ Attend 111th Annual Meeting

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Video, Women, Israel, Overseas, Family, Teens

700+ Attend 111th Annual Meeting

700+ filled the room and tuned in via Live Stream to celebrate the strength of our community at our 111th Annual Meeting!

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04/15/2015

2015 Irene Zehman Award Winners

Tags: Awards, Federation, Video, Featured, PR, Women

2015 Irene Zehman Award Winners

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland continued 90+ year tradition by recognizing the recipient of the distinguished Charles Eisenman Award for exceptional civic contributions: Harley I. Gross. The Federation honored Harley at the 111th Annual Meeting on April 14 at B’nai Jeshurun Congregation.

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