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06/28/2019

Israeli Troupe Davai Takes Center Stage at BorderLight Festival

Tags: Federation, PR, Israel, Arts

Israeli Troupe Davai Takes Center Stage at BorderLight Festival

Shakespeare believed that all the world’s a stage, but only Edinburgh, Adelaide, Prague and a dozen or so other world cities offer international theater and fringe festivals. Add Cleveland to that list.

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06/24/2019

A Fun Way to Spend a Summer Day at PJ Library Goes to Camp

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Families, Kids

A Fun Way to Spend a Summer Day at PJ Library Goes to Camp

A fun way to spend a summer day! Thank you for joining us at our annual PJ Library Goes to Camp for Family Fun Day.

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06/24/2019

From “The Land” to the Vatican: Federation-Supported Initiative Presented to Pope Francis

Tags: Federation, Advocacy, Israel, Overseas

From “The Land” to the Vatican: Federation-Supported Initiative Presented to Pope Francis

General Mansour abu Rashid, chairman of the Amman Center for Peace and Development, left a lasting impression of hope on the Cleveland Jewish community when he visited in November 2018 to discuss “Israeli Jordanian Peace: How Did We Get Here & Where is it Going?” For the last 16 years, his message of peace has traveled the world, and most recently, caught the attention of the Vatican and Pope Francis.

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06/21/2019

Federation Allocates $34.5M to Jewish Causes

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After conducting nearly 65 meetings to determine where the $32.7 million raised from the 2019 Campaign for Jewish Needs will be dedicated, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s allocation committee proposed its recommendation to Federation’s board of trustees, which unanimously approved the recommendations June 17.

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06/21/2019

11th Annual Summer Soirée: Thank You for Celebrating Summer with Us!

Tags: Federation, Young Adults

11th Annual Summer Soirée: Thank You for Celebrating Summer with Us!

A little bit of rain didn't stop us from having a good time! Thanks to all of you who joined us last night at the 11th annual Young Leadership Division and JCLE Summer Soirée.

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06/21/2019

Israel Security Trip Provides Bonus for Law Enforcement

Tags: Federation, PR, Israel

Israel Security Trip Provides Bonus for Law Enforcement

A recent trip to Israel geared for law enforcement did more than reinforce the need of current practices for Solon Police Chief Christopher Viland, it opened up communication between police chiefs of major cities with large Jewish populations.

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06/17/2019

Curator of "Growth & Change": Five Questions with A. Will Brown

Tags: Federation, Israel, Israel & Overseas, Arts

Curator of "Growth & Change": Five Questions with A. Will Brown

Salt can be used for many things. But have you ever thought of salt as art? World-renown, Israeli artists, Sigalit Landau and Yotam From have taken salt to new heights (and depths) as a medium for their art by submerging and preserving items with salt from the Dead Sea. Through photos, videos, and print, they’ve taken every day items like a challah cover, work boots, and more to create lasting works of art.

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06/14/2019

Summer Soirée Returns to East Side

Tags: Federation, PR, Young Adults

Summer Soirée Returns to East Side

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Young Leadership Division and JCLE are returning to the east side to kick off the summer with the Summer Soirée.

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06/07/2019

Women's Philanthropy Spring Brunch Welcomes First Female Chasidic Judge in US

Tags: Federation, PR, Women

Women's Philanthropy Spring Brunch Welcomes First Female Chasidic Judge in US

When Rachel “Ruchie” Freier was approaching 30 years old, she was done being a legal secretary. During a get-together before Passover that year, she announced to her friends she was going to college and would become a lawyer.

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06/05/2019

Saltzman Youth Panel Grants $47,000 For Community Needs

Tags: Federation, youth, Day Schools

Saltzman Youth Panel Grants $47,000 For Community Needs

Saltzman Youth Panel grants $47,000 to general and Jewish communities in need in Cleveland and around the globe.

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