Each year, Ohioans are sent to jail for months, sometimes years, before their cases are resolved. These individuals frequently live in squalid living conditions and under a constant threat of violence - while presumed innocent - simply because they cannot afford to pay a bail bondsman.

Special thanks to this year's extraordinary speakers, who shared their personal stories of how our community helps care for one another, prepare for the future, share our perspectives and repair our world: Alejandra Fishman, Victor Ruiz, Mariah Ornstein, Nachama Moskowitz, Nadav Pecha, and Yolana Posta. If you missed it, you can watch their interviews below.

We hope you'll join us at some of our upcoming Federation events this month. There's something for everyone! To learn more or register, simply click on the links corresponding to the event you're interested in attending.

Bonnie Marks has been retired for only 1½ years, but she hasn’t wasted any time getting involved with her community. Though she volunteered while employed, Marks now has the time to be involved with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Bellefaire JCB and True2You.

When the Jewish Federation of Cleveland kicks off its 2019 Campaign for Jewish Needs next week, the launch event will feature new components aimed at amplifying this year’s theme, the impact of together.

An extra special Sunday morning! More than 100 bubbes and zaydes, savtas and sabas, grandmothers and grandfathers, and their grandchildren joined us at the PJ Library Grandparents’ Rockin’ Brunch!

Recently, members of the Federation’s Community Relations Committee (CRC) traveled to Columbus as part of an interfaith coalition of Cleveland-based community organizations to right a wrong that is caused by an antiquated bail system.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Young Leadership Division (YLD) has just completed its sixth cohort for its flagship program, LEADS. The program is designed to introduce young professionals between the ages of 21-45 to YLD, the Federation and the greater Jewish community.

The second-oldest Jewish cemetery in Cleveland is now a historical landmark, thanks to Cleveland City Council and the residents of Cleveland’s Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland today announced that Erika Rudin-Luria has been named President of the organization, effective January 1, 2019.