As a member of the Federation's Overseas Connections Committee (OCC), and former Roslyn Z. Wolf JDC International Fellows stationed in St. Petersburg, Russia back in 2006-2007, my husband Matt and I have seen firsthand the life-changing work that the Cleveland Jewish community conducts through its partnership overseas in Russia. However, we recently had a chance to see first-hand the work that our community does to support our other sister city in Beit Shean, Israel.

A night to remember! Thank you to the 400+ community members who joined together for "History on Trial," an exclusive evening with acclaimed author and historian, Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt.

“It’s nice to see my generation can make an impact in this community - and that impact happens in a big way.”

Judaism has a lot of interesting connections to baseball.

If you are like me – Jewish, female, and a baby boomer – you are part of a growing group of women philanthropists transforming the Jewish world.

Every summer, 1,500 young Jews from 20 countries travel to rural Hungary to attend Camp Szarvas. Funded in part by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, a Federation partner agency, Szarvas merges the fun of sleepaway camp with the celebration of Jewish peoplehood.

On Sunday, October 9, the 2016-17 Saltzman Youth Panel opened our first meeting by talking about an amazing individual. There are many words to describe Maurice Saltzman – orphan, businessman, and entrepreneur are just a few that come to mind. The most important word I can use to describe Mr. Saltzman would be teacher.

Many people ask me, “What can I do with all the beautiful honey I have left over after Rosh Hashanah?”

Over 25 Russian Speaking Jewish families got together at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage to teach their children about the Jewish immigrant experience.