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The Jewish Federation of Cleveland named Amir (Alan) Jaffa as its next chair for the Campaign for Jewish Needs, according to a news release.

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.

In two concurrent campaigns, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland raised a record $36,355,013 for its 2024 Campaign for Jewish Needs as well as $33,349,261 for its ongoing Israel Emergency Campaign.

Three days after war broke out in Israel, hundreds of people showed up to show their support for the state of Israel at a community gathering on Oct. 9 outside

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will hold a special community gathering at 5 p.m. Oct. 9 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7. More than

As the Jewish world mourns the destruction of the Temple and a long list of other horrific events that have happened on this date to the Jewish people, it’s hard not to draw parallels between the lessons learned from Tisha B’Av and our current political climate.

J. David Heller was recently appointed the national campaign chair of the Jewish Federations of North America and will immediately begin a two-year term.

We were there from the start. One year ago tomorrow the war in Ukraine began. Immediately, the Jewish Federation, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and their partners mobilized to deliver lifesaving aid and care for tens of thousands of Jews and their neighbors in and outside of Ukraine.

This time in the Hebrew calendar is known for heshbon hanefesh – accounting of the soul, a time of self-reflection.

The new chair is Daniel N. Zelman, 65, CEO of Paro Services Corp. He succeeds J. David Heller, who had served as federation's board chair since April 30, 2019.