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Every year, Jewish Cleveland raises money for the Campaign for Jewish Needs to help ensure our community’s vitality and vibrancy.

Every dollar makes a huge difference.

Matching Gift Opportunity

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Thanks to the generosity of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, Campaign gifts go even further today! Along with matching all new gifts dollar for dollar, the Mandel Foundation will match every additional dollar when gifts are increased by 10% or more! This opportunity is available until NOVEMBER 1.

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No One Faces Dementia Alone

Oct 7, 2025

No One Faces Dementia Alone

Susan, whose name has been changed to protect client confidentiality, never expected her family’s world to change so quickly. Around 2020, she began noticing her mom’s memory slipping. What started as small lapses soon grew into something much harder – her mom needed constant care, and her dad was struggling to keep up with the changes. It became clear that her parents could no longer manage on their own.

WATCH: Expanding the Camp Wise Experience for Israeli Teens

Sep 8, 2025

WATCH: Expanding the Camp Wise Experience for Israeli Teens

In the summer of 2024, teens from Kibbutz Kissufim, Federation's partner community in the Gaza Envelope, traveled to Cleveland and spent four weeks at Camp Wise.

Watch Now: 2026 Campaign Video

Sep 8, 2025

Watch Now: 2026 Campaign Video

Together, we can achieve anything! By supporting the 2025 Campaign, our community ensures that basic needs are met, antisemitism is confronted, Jewish traditions are celebrated and passed on, and so much more.

Against All Odds: How Marina and Bogdan Found Strength Through JDC

Aug 28, 2025

Against All Odds: How Marina and Bogdan Found Strength Through JDC

For too many Jewish families around the globe, food, shelter, and peace of mind are scarce and precious resources. That’s certainly true for Marina Mayorov and her son Bogdan — two Jews struggling to survive in battered Odesa, Ukraine.

TOGETHER, we help save and change tens of thousands of lives in Cleveland, Israel, and around the world. Thank you!


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Giving Societies

We recognize the dedication and generosity of donors who support our community’s annual Campaign for Jewish Needs by honoring them with the following giving societies.

Each society is designed to create communities within themselves by connecting people through diverse identities, interests, stages of life, philanthropic goals, and Jewish engagement. Together, these generous leaders in our community are making a profound and lasting impact here in Cleveland, in Israel, and around the world.

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Employer Donation Matching

General Campaign Chair AMIR JAFFA
Board Chair JEFFREY J. WILD
President ERIKA B. RUDIN-LURIA

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