Erika Rudin-Luria, president of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, discussed “Hatred: an ever-present pandemic” and how the Federation works to combat antisemitism and hate locally, nationally and internationally, as part of the Cleveland Leadership Center’s “The Way Forward Leader Lunch Breaks” on Aug. 17 via Zoom.

We sat down with Oren Jacobson, co-founder and executive director of Project Shema to discuss the Israel/Palestine conflict and antisemitism.

Beth Wain Brandon brings a personal and family history of involvement with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and fundraising efforts as the chair of the Campaign for Jewish Needs in 2023 and 2024.

Since Friday, nearly 1,000 rockets have been indiscriminately fired into Israel by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a U.S.-designated terror organization. And at least 120 fell short of the border and landed in the Gaza Strip causing damage and casualties to Palestinians.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is launching the 2023 Campaign for Jewish Needs on Sunday, August 28 with a Super Sunday like never before with the first-ever Super Sunday Kickoff! Funds raised will benefit the Campaign for Jewish Needs, which is the Cleveland Jewish community’s annual fundraising campaign that serves the local and global Jewish community.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland celebrated the 74th Birthday of Israel at Yom Ha'atzmaut.

Daniel N. Zelman, who has been serving the Cleveland Jewish community in numerous roles for the last few decades, was named the next board chair of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland for the 2022 to 2025 term June 22.

Our community heard a briefing on the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel from Jeffrey J. Wild, Federation vice chair, and Erika B. Rudin-Luria, Federation president.

After a highly successful 2022 Campaign for Jewish Needs, many Jewish agencies saw increases in support from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland during its 2022-23 allocation process.