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Every dollar makes a huge difference.

Every year, Jewish Cleveland raises money for the Campaign for Jewish Needs to help ensure our community’s vitality and vibrancy.

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Thanks to the generosity of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, Campaign gifts go even further today!

Along with matching all new gifts dollar for dollar, the Mandel Foundation will match every additional dollar when gifts are increased by 10% or more!
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WATCH: How Youth Futures Mentors Kids and Changes Lives in Israel

Nov 4, 2026

WATCH: How Youth Futures Mentors Kids and Changes Lives in Israel

For more than 20 years, Youth Futures has been a steady presence for at-risk children, their families, and their teachers in Israel. The Federation-supported mentoring program began in Beit Shean and the Valley of Springs and has since grown across the country's periphery, helping more than 18,000 children and families discover new confidence and possibility.

Inspiring Empathy Through the Maltz Museum

Nov 4, 2026

Inspiring Empathy Through the Maltz Museum

Thanks to our community’s support of the annual Campaign for Jewish Needs, the Maltz Museum inspires people of all ages to build empathy, celebrate diversity, and stand up against hate.

The Inclusion Program at J-Day Camps: Where Every Child Belongs

Oct 19, 2026

The Inclusion Program at J-Day Camps: Where Every Child Belongs

At the Mandel JCC, a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, the Inclusion Program of J-Day Camps pairs campers who have individualized needs with a one-on-one inclusion facilitator, so they can be fully included in camp life alongside their peers: swimming, performing on stage, making friends, and growing in confidence.

Supporting Older Adults and Their Caregivers

Oct 13, 2026

Supporting Older Adults and Their Caregivers

Through the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s annual Campaign for Jewish Needs, we help ensure that older adults and their caregivers have access to the care, guidance, and connection they need to navigate life’s challenges.

TOGETHER, we help save and change tens of thousands of lives in Cleveland, Israel, and around the world. Thank you!


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Giving Societies

We recognize the dedication and generosity of donors who support our community’s annual Campaign for Jewish Needs by honoring them with the following giving societies.

Each society is designed to create communities within themselves by connecting people through diverse identities, interests, stages of life, philanthropic goals, and Jewish engagement. Together, these generous leaders in our community are making a profound and lasting impact here in Cleveland, in Israel, and around the world.

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Employer Donation Matching

General Campaign Chair LYNNE M. COHEN
Board Chair JEFFREY J. WILD
President ERIKA B. RUDIN-LURIA

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