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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.

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Thanks to the generosity of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, Campaign gifts go even further when given by November 1. 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!
In celebration of the collective strength and leadership of our Women IN Philanthropy community, Brunswick Companies will donate an additional $1,000 to the 2025 Campaign for Jewish Needs in honor of every woman who becomes a new Lion of Judah (Society member) and every Lion of Judah who advances to the next recognition level.
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Impact Stories

How One High School Program Helped College Students Combat Hate On Campus

Aug 6, 2024

How One High School Program Helped College Students Combat Hate On Campus

When it launched some 20 years ago, no one could have predicted how desperately needed this program of @akiva High School – a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland – would be today.

WATCH: Jewish Cleveland Volunteer Mission to Kibbutz Kissufim

Jul 17, 2024

WATCH: Jewish Cleveland Volunteer Mission to Kibbutz Kissufim

After the devastation that occurred on October 7, Cleveland immediately stepped up to help the communities impacted by the attacks. Cleveland has since established a partnership with Kibbutz Kissufim, a community in the Gaza envelope that suffered a great deal of damage on October 7. In April, several volunteers from Cleveland traveled to Israel and spent two days helping rebuild Kibbutz Kissufim. Cleveland and Israeli volunteers from our sister community of Beit Shean/Valley of Springs were able to exchange stories, laugh together, and build hope while gardening and cleaning the Kissufim community.

Federation Task Force Addresses Concerns of Aging Seniors

Jul 11, 2024

Federation Task Force Addresses Concerns of Aging Seniors

Adhering to its longstanding commitment to the needs of the Jewish community, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland is spearheading a task force to address gaps in older adult care in light of changes both locally and nationally.

Helping Preteens Connect to Their Jewish Roots

May 9, 2024

Helping Preteens Connect to Their Jewish Roots

Recently, jHUB has launched two new initiatives to address the growing demand for different opportunities for preteens to experience Jewish traditions and culture - the B-Mitzvah Experience and the Hebrew Club.

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 DANIEL N. ZELMAN
President ERIKA B. RUDIN-LURIA

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