The Jewish Federation of Cleveland raised a record $39,035,018 through its 2026 Campaign for Jewish Needs to support the needs of local and global Jewish communities, which was announced to about 900 attendees at the Dec. 8 campaign closing event at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland’s Mendy and Ita Klein Okawood Campus in Cleveland Heights.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that a record $39,035,018 has been raised by 9,036 gifts representing 12,094 donors in the 2026 Campaign for Jewish Needs. The Federation’s annual Campaign provides the critical dollars necessary to help keep our diverse, local community safe, strong, vibrant, and welcoming, as well as serve the needs of the global Jewish community.

Thank you and mazel tov to Amir Jaffa for leading Jewish Cleveland during the 2025 and 2026 Campaign for Jewish Needs!

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that a record $38,087,175 has been raised by 9,206 gifts representing 12,275 donors in the 2025 Campaign for Jewish Needs. The Federation’s annual Campaign provides the critical dollars necessary to help keep our diverse, local community safe, strong, vibrant, and welcoming, as well as serve the needs of the global Jewish community.

Mazel tov to Ryan Levine, recipient of the 2024 Amb. Milton A. and Roslyn Z. Wolf Young Campaigner of the Year Award. Ryan was recognized at our Campaign Closing Celebration for his dedication to the Campaign for Jewish Needs.

The 2025 Campaign for Jewish Needs is underway! Hear from Campaign Chair, Amir Jaffa on what made Super Sunday a perfect way to kick off the Campaign.

A community volunteer recently shared a story of her first phone call at a Super Sunday event – a call that forever changed the way she looked at giving.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland has named Amir (Alan) Jaffa as its next chair for the Campaign for Jewish Needs. Jaffa will be responsible for providing leadership, vision, and strategy for the Federation’s annual fundraising effort. Jaffa, 52, is the CEO for Safeguard, a property management firm. He succeeds Beth Wain Brandon in this volunteer role.

As the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and 175 attendees celebrated the closing of another successful annual Campaign for Jewish Needs, the event honored two essential people involved in the campaign.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced that a record $36,355,013 has been raised by 9,045 gifts representing 11,881 donors in the 2024 Campaign for Jewish Needs, the annual fundraising campaign that serves Jewish Cleveland and the global community. Additionally, the community raised $33,349,261 for the Israel Emergency Campaign to date since launching immediately following the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7. These totals were shared at the Campaign Closing Event at the Mandel Jewish Community Center on December 13.